There are many others of my race in London now," he continued.

"The costume, perhaps, makes one seem like another to those who look and pass by." I bowed very low.

It was the most magnificently told lie to which I had ever listened in my life! His Excellency smiled at me graciously as I made my adieux, and passed on.

Despite my disappointment, I felt that I was now becoming profoundly interested in my quest.

The evidence, too, was all in favor of Delora.