They are the real monarchs.' 'Curse them!' said Eugen.
'Yes, perhaps so.

But let me return to your case.

Imagine my shame, my disgust, when I found that Racksole could tell me more about your affairs than I knew myself.

Happily, he is a good fellow; one can trust him; otherwise I should have been tempted to do something desperate when I discovered that all your private history was in his hands.

Eugen, let us come to the point; why do you want that million?
Is it actually true that you are so deeply in debt?
I have no desire to improve the occasion.