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"That is so," said Steinwitz, "but you cannot start before to-morrow. To-morrow at 9 a.m. the Ida leaves Tilbury. She is the steamer which Mr. Donovan chartered from us. She returns to the island according to his orders. If you care to sail on her " Steinwitz took up the receiver of the telephone which stood on his desk. "Is Captain Wilson in the office?" he called. "Captain Wilson of the Ida.
He looked rather grim and solemn; but perhaps that was the way all Germans looked when they made jokes. She laughed in polite appreciation of von Moll's attempt at humour. Gorman, watching with twinkling eyes, was greatly pleased. Von Moll was evidently another Steinwitz in seriousness and pompous dignity. It was a delightfully amusing trait in the German character.
He spoke with a certain ponderous assurance. There was evidently no doubt whatever in his mind that the Emperor's wish settled the matter. The Queen's next remark must have startled him. "What on earth has the Emperor got to do with it?" she said. "Who is the Emperor, anyway?" "Now that," said Gorman, "is what I'm always asking. Where does the Emperor come in? I asked Steinwitz.
"I daresay you're right," said Steinwitz; "anyhow, in this case the authority wasn't one that I should care to rely on. It was Madame Ypsilante a very charming lady, but " He shrugged his shoulders. "I wouldn't care to bet my last shilling," said Gorman, "on the truth of a statement made by Madame Ypsilante."
Gorman found himself wondering what on earth Steinwitz expected to learn from his correspondent in Salissa and what use the information would be to him when he got it. Would Donovan be threatened with the implacable wrath of the Emperor?
"Well," said Smith, "I haven't got what you could call official knowledge of the Emperor's plans. My orders came to me through Steinwitz, and Steinwitz doesn't talk unnecessarily." The servant manner and the cockney accent disappeared when Smith sat down. He talked to Donovan as one man of the world to another. "Still," said Donovan, "you've got some sort of idea."
Phillips." "And I detest tinned salmon," said Gorman. "You need not be uneasy," said Steinwitz. "On our ships no passenger is ever asked to eat tinned salmon. As the guest of the company " "Of the Emperor," said Gorman. He deliberately winked at Phillips when he mentioned the Emperor. Phillips has a nice, round, sun-burned face, clear eyes and curly hair.
There was something in the way he spoke, a note of arrogance, a suggestion of truculence, which nettled Gorman. "Donovan," he said, "is a free citizen of the United States of America. That's what he says himself. I don't expect he cares a damn about any emperor." "Ah well," said Steinwitz, "it does not matter, does it? Since he has not bought the Island of Salissa, no question is likely to arise.
He would have liked to be in a position to watch the fussy activities of Sir Bartholomew Bland-Potterton. Later on I was able to tell him something, not of Steinwitz or Konrad Karl, but about Sir Bartholomew. It was impossible to live in London during the latter part of July without perpetually bumping against Bland-Potterton. He was like the ball on a rapidly spun roulette board.
Steinwitz was plainly anxious to discourage inquiries about Megalia. And Steinwitz had the reputation of being a very astute man. Gorman tabulated the information he had acquired. He produced, after some thought, a few notes on Megalia which might be embodied in a plausible prospectus. A Megalian Development Company would have a clear field and no competition to face.
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