What is to be done next, Sir Gervaise ?" "That is what I have been turning over in my mind.

You see, I may have little warning of what is going to take place.

I may not hear of it until we are locked up for the night and the affair is on the point of taking place, and it will, of course, be most needful that I shall be able to communicate with you speedily." "That, of course, is of vital importance," the bailiff said.

"But how is it to be managed ?" "That is what I cannot exactly see, Sir John.

An armed guard remains in our room all night.