Never any more danger, never any more hard times, never any more lion's smiles." "No, never," said Cleek.

"Come here, Madame Pullaine, and hear the good news with the rest.

You married for love, and you've proved a brick.

The dream's come true, and the life of ease and of luxury is yours at last, Mr.Pullaine." "But, sir, I--I do not understand," stammered the chevalier.

"What has happened?
Why have you arrested the Senor Sperati?
What has he done?
I cannot comprehend." "Can't you?
Well, it so happens, chevalier, that the Baron von Steinheid died something like two months ago, leaving the sum of sixty thousand pounds sterling to one Peter Janssen Pullaine and the heirs of his body, and that a certain Captain von Gossler, son of the baron's only sister, meant to make sure that there was no Peter Janssen Pullaine and no heirs of his body to inherit one farthing of it." "Sir! Dear God, can this be true ?" "Perfectly true, chevalier.