I asked him to come round and have a few last words with us, in case there was anything to suggest for us stay-at-homes." "We shall have to rely very largely upon luck," Jesson declared.

"There are three places, in any of which we might discover what we want to know.

One is Kroten, another is Paris, provided that Prince Shan really goes there, and the third London." "London ?" Maggie repeated.
"There are two people in London," Jesson declared, "who know everything we are seeking to discover.

One is Immelan and the other Naida Karetsky." "It seems to me," Maggie said, "that if that is so, the place for us is where those two people are.

What is the importance of Kroten, Mr.
Jesson ?" "Kroten," Jesson replied, "is the second of what I have seen referred to in a private diplomatic report, written in an enemy country, as the three mystery cities of the world.