The latter spoke almost moodily.
"I doubt your ability, my dear sir, to influence so shrewd a man in any such way as you suggest.

Besides, he is not of our party." "That's all the better.

A man of our party might, could, would and should keep his mouth shut about such a ticklish matter; but outside our party, any who begins it has got to keep his mouth shut!" "There is no other way," he added, smiling.

"It must be done.

The Countess St.Auban is here again! This band of Gipsy heathens from Hungary is also here.