A brilliant idea had taken possession of him.

The more he thought of it, the more feasible it became.
"Frenhofer," he said at last, "I have a scheme of my own.

You are sure that Mr.Grex has never seen this yacht ?" "He has never set eyes upon it, monsieur, save to try and single it out with his field-glasses from the balcony of the villa." "And he is to board it to-night ?" "At ten o'clock to-night, monsieur, it is to lie off the Villa Mimosa.

A pinnace is to fetch Mr.Grex and his friends on board from the private landing-stage of the Villa Mimosa." Hunterleys nodded thoughtfully.
"Frenhofer," he explained, "my scheme is this.

A friend of mine has a yacht in the harbour.