Mr.Corbeck jumped up, and in his impulsive way held out a hand to each.
"Done!" he said.

"I acknowledge the honour of your confidence; and on my part I pledge myself that if I find my duty to Mr.Trelawny's wishes will, in his own interest, allow my lips to open on his affairs, I shall speak so freely as I may." Accordingly I began, and told him, as exactly as I could, everything that had happened from the moment of my waking at the knocking on the door in Jermyn Street.

The only reservations I made were as to my own feeling toward Miss Trelawny and the matters of small import to the main subject which followed it; and my conversations with Sergeant Daw, which were in themselves private, and which would have demanded discretionary silence in any case.

As I spoke, Mr.Corbeck followed with breathless interest.

Sometimes he would stand up and pace about the room in uncontrollable excitement; and then recover himself suddenly, and sit down again.