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Chalmers has just given you concerning myself is entirely confidential." Nigel nodded. "We three will have a little talk to ourselves afterwards," he suggested. "At eight o'clock Number 17, Belgrave Square." Jesson strolled away after a little desultory conversation. Chalmers looked after him thoughtfully. "Harmless-looking chap, isn't he?" he observed.
When he had finished he thrust a box of cigarettes towards his visitor and rose from his chair. "Here," he said, "just wait here a moment. I must have a word with the chief." He turned out. He was gone for several minutes. When he returned his face was grave and puzzled. "Jesson," he said, "I'll be frank with you. Either the chief's gone off his nut, or you managed to offend him somehow.
"There was rather a scare in a certain quarter about Atcheson," Jesson observed. "He was supposed to have got a report through to the late Lord Dorminster." "He got it through all right," Nigel replied. "My uncle was busy decoding it, seated in this room, at that table, when he died." "His death was very sudden," Jesson ventured.
As a matter of fact, I believe she telephoned to him before luncheon, but I haven't heard anything yet. When a man goes out on that sort of a job, he burns his boats. And Jesson isn't the first who has turned eastwards, during the last few months. I heard only yesterday that France has lost three of her best men in China one who went as a missionary and two as merchants.
"I've only half an hour to spare." Drexley turned his head only just sufficiently to see who it was that addressed him. "Is that you, Jesson?" he said. "No thanks. I gave up billiards long ago." Douglas remained by his side. "They tell me," he remarked, "that two years ago you were the best player in the club. Why don't you keep it up?" "Lost interest," was the brief reply.
"Except Jesson," Nigel muttered. "And Jesson's gleam of knowledge, or suspicion," Prince Karschoff remarked, "seems to have brought him to the end of his days. Can anything be done with Prince Shan about him, do you think?" "Only indirectly, I am afraid," Nigel replied. "Maggie is seeing him this afternoon.
"My friendship with Mademoiselle Karetsky," he protested, "is scarcely likely to influence her political views." "I am a somewhat close observer," Jesson continued. "You will not ask me to believe that your conversation with mademoiselle in her box at the Opera last night related all the time to well, shall we say music?" "Nigel, you never told me you were at the Opera," Maggie intervened.
"I am inclined to agree with Jesson," Nigel pronounced, "inasmuch as I believe that Mademoiselle Karetsky is disposed to change or modify her views concerning us. You see, after all, this threatened blow against England is purely a private affair of Germany's. There is really no reason why Russia or any other country should be dragged into it.
One is Immelan and the other Naida Karetsky." "It seems to me," Maggie said, "that if that is so, the place for us is where those two people are. What is the importance of Kroten, Mr. Jesson?" "Kroten," Jesson replied, "is the second of what I have seen referred to in a private diplomatic report, written in an enemy country, as the three mystery cities of the world.
Jesson unbuttoned his burberry and took out his cigarette case. Outside the dusk was falling, and he bent forward to get a light from the candle flickering on the table in front of him. "The very first time. I've been on Government work up to now."
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