One phrase in the Superintendent's letter to the Commissioner which she had just read kept hammering upon her brain, "Cameron is the man and the only man for the job." They turned the talk to other things, but the subject would not be dismissed.

Like the ghost at the feast it kept ever returning.

The Inspector retailed the most recent rumors, and together he and his host weighed their worth.

The Inspector disclosed the Commissioner's plans as far as he knew them.

These, too, were discussed with approval or condemnation.