You're like the sweep that stuck in the chimney, a bit too big for your job.

I reckon you've a talent for romance that's just wasted in soldiering.
But if you're going to play any ugly games on me I'd like you to know that I'm an American citizen, and pretty well considered in my own country and in yours, and you'll sweat blood for it later.

That's a fair warning, Colonel Stumm.' I don't know what Stumm's plans were, but that speech of Blenkiron's put into his mind just the needed amount of uncertainty.

You see, he had Peter and me right enough, but he hadn't properly connected Blenkiron with us, and was afraid either to hit out at all three, or to let Blenkiron go.

It was lucky for us that the American had cut such a dash in the Fatherland.
'There is no hurry,' he said blandly.