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Chapter 1

           

           Itwasnotthesafetyofhisownskinthattroubledhim,butthesuccessoftheschemehehadplanned.Thatlittlemanwascleangritallthrough,withoutasoftspotinhim.Onenighthewasverysolemn.

           “Say,Hannay,”hesaid,“IjudgeIshouldletyouabitdeeperintothisbusiness.Ishouldhatetogooutwithoutleavingsomebodyelsetoputupafight.”AndhebegantotellmeindetailwhatIhadonlyheardfromhimvaguely.

           Ididnotgivehimverycloseattention.Thefactis,Iwasmoreinterestedinhisownadventuresthaninhishighpolitics.IreckonedthatKarolidesandhisaffairswerenotmybusiness,leavingallthattohim.Soalotthathesaidslippedcleanoutofmymemory.IrememberthathewasveryclearthatthedangertoKarolideswouldnotbegintillhehadgottoLondon,andwouldcomefromtheveryhighestquarters,wheretherewouldbenothoughtofsuspicion.HementionedthenameofawomanJuliaCzechenyiashavingsomethingtodowiththedanger.Shewouldbethedecoy,Igathered,togetKarolidesoutofthecareofhisguards.Hetalked,too,aboutaBlackStoneandamanthatlispedinhisspeech,andhedescribedveryparticularlysomebodythatheneverreferredtowithoutashudderanoldmanwithayoungvoicewhocouldhoodhiseyeslikeahawk.

           Hespokeagooddealaboutdeath,too.Hewasmortallyanxiousaboutwinningthroughwithhisjob,buthedidn’tcarearushforhislife

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