We want the man, the maid, and the steel casket; any one of the three, however, will be of great value to us.

You will keep us advised as to your progress, and we, of course, will assist you all we can.

You know that we have secret agents all over Europe.

And now, you will do well to prepare for an immediate departure; there is not a moment to be lost." "But good, heavens! how can I take Amelie on such a journey ?" "You are not to take her with you--of what are you thinking?
That man has already seen the child, and would recognize her at once." "You surely cannot mean that I am to desert my daughter ?" "Don't you think Amelie will be in safe hands if you leave her in _my_ care ?" asked De Fervlans, with a glance that would have made any one who had not heard his words believe he was making a declaration of love.
"Besides, it will not be the first time you leave her to the care of another." "That is true," sighed the countess; "I ought to be accustomed to parting with her.

Have not I trusted her to the care of a police spy?
and all for my own advantage! Oh, what a wretched profession I have chosen for myself and my child!" "A profession that yields a handsome income, madame," supplemented the marquis, a trifle sharply.