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He had little to say about Megalia except that all the inhabitants are brigands. Steinwitz, managing director of the Cyrenian Sea Steam Navigation Company, professed to be interested in Megalia. He was certainly interested in the fact that Gorman was making inquiries about the country. He said that there were no harbours or possible ports of call on the Megalian coast.
I dragged this information out of Captain Wilson. He no longer has access to the Ida's log-books. They passed into Steinwitz' hands and disappeared when his office was closed at the outbreak of war. But Captain Wilson kept a private notebook. He referred to it, with considerable reluctance, when I pressed him.
Gorman felt that it would be easy to make friends with him. Phillips laughed and then checked himself abruptly. He saw no joke in a reference to the Emperor, but Gorman's wink appealed to him strongly. Steinwitz frowned. "That will do, Mr. Phillips," he said. He turned to Gorman when the young man left the room. "You will let me hear from you," he said. "I shall expect a letter.
"At present," said Donovan, "you're also engaged by Mr. Steinwitz." "Not by Mr. Steinwitz, sir, if you'll excuse my correcting you. By the Emperor." Gorman groaned deeply. Smith turned to him, solicitous, anxious to be of use. "Beg pardon, sir, can I do anything for you, sir? Anything wrong, sir?" "No," said Gorman, "no. The mention of the Emperor upsets me a little. That's all.
Madame will be waiting for you all right." "Poor Corinne!" said the King. "I left her in Paris. Steinwitz said so, and he spoke for the Emperor. 'You go to marry, he said, 'therefore Madame must stay." "From his point of view he was right there," said Gorman, "and it's just as well that Madame did not come with you.
Apart from the exciting movements of Irish affairs about which he could only speculate, he felt sure that it was in London, not on the island, that the most important developments of the Salissa mystery would take place. He wanted to know what Steinwitz was doing, and whether Konrad Karl was still enjoying his spendthrift holiday in Paris.
The threat suggested by Steinwitz' last words was veiled but hardly to be mistaken. It certainly seemed to Gorman that he was to be watched by some one on the island, his life spied on, his actions reported to this perfectly absurd German shipowner; by him, no doubt, again reported to the Emperor. The thing seemed almost too good to be true.
"Sir Bartholomew Bland-Potterton," said Steinwitz, "rang me up this morning, and told me that you'd undertaken our little negotiation. I need scarcely say that we're quite satisfied. We feel " "By we," said Gorman, "you mean yourself and the Emperor, I suppose. Now what I want to know is this: Why is the Emperor so keen on ?" Steinwitz waved that question away with a motion of his hand.
Your best plan will be to see Steinwitz about the matter. Steinwitz is managing director " "Quite so. I know him. Cyrenian Sea Steam Navigation Company." "His ships go there," said Sir Bartholomew. "I have no doubt that he will arrange for you to make the voyage comfortably. I may mention, between ourselves, that Steinwitz is interested in the success of the negotiations."
Donovan may refuse to sell." He rose to go as he spoke. Steinwitz made one more remark before the interview closed. "One way or other," he said, "I hear very often from the island." The words were spoken in a colourless tone; but Gorman felt vaguely that they were a kind of threat. Steinwitz said that he heard frequently from the island. Gorman thought the statement over.
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