I could have stolen anything he had if I had been used to the work.

As it was--I brought the man himself." Mr.Fentolin's delicate fingers played with the handle of his chair.
The smile had passed from his lips.

He looked at his nephew in gentle bewilderment.
"My dear boy," he protested, "come, come, be careful what you are saying.

You have brought the man himself! So far as my information goes, Mr.John P.Dunster is charged with a very important diplomatic commission.

He is on his way to Cologne, and from what I know about the man, I think that it would require more than your persuasions to induce him to break off his journey.