[The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips Oppenheim]@TWC D-Link bookThe Great Impersonation CHAPTER VI 6/40
"There is no bottom to our purse, nor any stint.
Neither must there be any stint to our loyalty," he added gravely. "In this instance," Dominey protested, "it is not a matter of loyalty. Everard Dominey cannot throw himself at the feet of the Princess Eiderstrom, well-known to be one of the most passionate women in Europe, whilst her love affair with Leopold Von Ragastein is still remembered. Remember that the question of our identities might crop up any day.
We were friends over here in England, at school and at college, and there are many who still remember the likeness between us.
Perfectly though I may play my part, here and there there may be doubts.
There will be doubts no longer if I am to be dragged at the chariot wheels of the Princess." Seaman was silent for a moment. "There is reason in what you say," he admitted presently.
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