"You are rather a wonderful young man." "I knew it was all up with me," Richard replied simply, "when I first saw that girl.

Now look here, Hunterleys, we are almost there.

Tell me exactly what it is you want me to do ?" "I want you," Hunterleys explained, "to risk a smash, if you don't mind.
I want you to run up to the boundaries of the villa gardens, head your car back for Monte Carlo, and while you are waiting there turn out all your lights." "That's easy enough," Richard assented.

"I'll turn out the search-light altogether, and my others are electric, worked by a button.

Is this an elopement act or what ?" "There's a meeting going on in that villa," Hunterleys told him, "between prominent politicians of three countries.