SABATINI'S DOCTRINES The apartments of Count Sabatini were situated in the somewhat unfamiliar quarter of Queen Anne's Gate.

Arnold found his way there on foot, crossing Parliament Square in a slight drizzling rain, through which the figures of the passers-by assumed a somewhat phantasmal appearance.

Around him was a glowing arc of lights, and, dimly visible beyond, shadowy glimpses of the river.

He rang the bell with some hesitation at the house indicated by his directions--a large gray stone building, old-fashioned, and without any external signs of habitation.

His summons, however, was answered almost immediately by a man-servant who took his hat and coat.
"If you will step into the library for a moment, sir," he said, with a slight foreign accent, "His Excellency will be there." Arnold was immensely impressed by the room into which he was shown.
He stood looking around him for several minutes.