"I wish to make this business as little unpleasant to--to everybody as possible." Sir Henry softly turned the key, opened the door, and admitted Griffiths.

The man seemed to see no one else but Lessingham.

He would have hastened at once towards him, but Sir Henry laid his hand upon his arm.
"You must kindly restrain your impatience for a few moments," he insisted.

"This is a private conference.

Your business with the Baron Maderstrom can be adjusted later." "It is my duty," Griffiths proclaimed impatiently, "to arrest that man as a spy.