"I may say this much, Monsieur, that it has pleased me to gain a little further information." "You will give my government that information ?" "Why should I ?" "Yet you spoke of others who might come here.

What others?
Who are they?
The representatives of Mexico?
Some attache of the British Embassy at Washington?
Some minister from England itself, sent here direct ?" She smiled at me again.

"I told you not to go back to your hotel, did I not ?" I got no further with her, it seemed.
"You interest me sometimes," she went on slowly, at last, "yet you seem to have so little brain! Now, in your employment, I should think that brain would be somewhat useful at times." "I do not deny that suggestion, Madam." "But you are unable to analyze.

Thus, in the matter of yourself.

I suppose if you were told of it, you would only say that you forgot to look in the toe of the slipper you had." "Thus far, Baroness," I said soberly, "I have asked no special privilege, at least.