"We shall sweep the country with it." He flicked off the ash of his inevitable cigarette, much as if it were the opposition of the governments they were to encounter.
It was evident that the Captain was much impressed by Constance.

Yet she instinctively disliked the man.

His cameraderie had something offensive about it, as contrasted with the deferential friendship of Santos.
With all her energy, however, Constance plunged directly into her work.
Indeed, even at the start she was amazed to find that money for a revolution could be raised at all.

She soon, found that it could be done more easily in New York than anywhere else in the world.
There seemed to be something about her that apparently appealed to those whom she went to see.

She began to realize what a tremendous advantage a woman of the world had in presenting the case and convincing a speculator of the rich returns if the revolution should prove successful.