Official records of vain searches.

Between you and me and these four walls, about the only reason why they didn't hang the old slave-driving murderer was that they've always hoped he'd divulge the secret some day.

But he hates the men who broke him far too bitterly to enrich them on any terms! If any man wins the secret from him it'll be a foreigner.

They tell me a German had a hard try once.

One of Karl Peters' men." "That'll be Carpets!" said Monty.