The movement of the head was as significant as the nod of the famous Lord of Burleigh.
"Just the same, as ever," the other replied.

"Always pushing his nose into old papers and documents, until you'd think he'd make himself ill.
Lord, what a man he would have been for the British Museum! There's not his equal on Ancient Asia in the world." "And this particular business ?" "Ah, you shall hear all about it in the proper time.

That'll be to-morrow morning, I reckon.

In the meantime you can go to bed, and content yourself with the knowledge that, all being well, you're going to play a hand in the biggest scoop that ever I or anybody else have tackled ?" "You can't give me an inkling of what it is to-night, I suppose ?" "I could, but I'm not going to," replied his companion calmly.

"The story would take too long to tell, and I'm tired.