I am never quite sure whether to take you seriously or not." Kinsley smiled as he held his friend's hand for a moment.
"Dick," he said earnestly, "if only you'd believe it, the adventures in the Arabian Nights were as nothing compared with the present-day drama of foreign politics.

You see, we've learned to conceal things nowadays--to smooth them over, to play the part of ordinary citizens to the world while we tug at the underhand levers in our secret moments.
Good night! Good luck!".