Thenceforth, he contented himself with quick looks and glances, easily interpreted, or by some acquiescent motions of his hands, when such could be convenient, to emphasise his idea of the correctness of any inference.

Until Adam ceased speaking, having evidently come to an end of what he had to say with regard to this section of his story, the elder man made no comment whatever.

Even when Adam took from his pocket Lady Arabella's letter, with the manifest intention of reading it, he did not make any comment.

Finally, when Adam folded up the letter and put it, in its envelope, back in his pocket, as an intimation that he had now quite finished, the old diplomatist carefully made a few notes in his pocket-book.
"Your narrative, my dear Adam, is altogether admirable.

I think I may now take it that we are both well versed in the actual facts, and that our conference had better take the shape of a mutual exchange of ideas.
Let us both ask questions as they may arise; and I do not doubt that we shall arrive at some enlightening conclusions." "Will you kindly begin, sir?
I do not doubt that, with your longer experience, you will be able to dissipate some of the fog which envelops certain of the things which we have to consider." "I hope so, my dear boy.