The passion and purpose of my life you have been able to judge.

Of those interludes which are necessary to a human being, unless his system is to fall to pieces as dry dust, you have also seen something.

I trust you will not misunderstand me when I say that apart from the necessities of my work, I am a man of sentiment." "I am prepared to admit it," Dominey murmured a little idly.
"You have undertaken a great enterprise.

It was, without a doubt, a miraculous piece of fortune which brought the Englishman, Dominey, to your camp just at the moment when you received your orders from headquarters.

Your self-conceived plan has met with every encouragement from us.