Then I carefully destroyed it.
"To-morrow," he said, "perhaps to-night, we have some railway men coming down to thoroughly discuss the most efficient method of moving troops from Aldershot and London to different points, and to inaugurate a fresh system.

You had better hold yourself in readiness to come up to the house at any moment.

They are business men, and their time is valuable.
They will probably want to work from the moment of their arrival until they go." "Very good, your Grace," I answered.
He turned his head and looked at me for a moment reflectively.
"You remember our conversation at the War Office, Mr.Ducaine ?" "Yes, your Grace." "I do not wish you to have a false impression as to my meaning at that time," he said coldly.

"I do not, I have never, doubted your trustworthiness.

My feeling was, and is, that you are somewhat young and of an impetuous disposition for a post of such importance.