So he told him.
"Yes, Professor," he said, looking keenly into his eyes, "I am interested in the _affaire_, professionally interested, and, I may add, very deeply interested, to boot." "I am glad to hear that," said Franklin Marmion with unexpected earnestness.

"Now, the next question is: Will you accept my assistance, whatever it may be, under my own conditions, which are these: No one but yourself shall know that I am helping you, and you yourself will not ask me how I help you." Once more a puzzle.

Nicol Hendry thought for a few seconds before he replied slowly: "Yes, Professor.

As long as you do help us I don't care either why or how, for, as I may now be quite frank with you, we certainly want help of some sort very badly.

The papers are quite right for once.