He actually brought Capella's man--William his name is--with him.

I told them I had backed the first winner to-day, an eight to one chance, and that started them.

I offered to put them on a certainty next week, and William's face fell.

'It's a beastly nuisance,' he said, 'I'm off to Naples with my boss to-morrow.' 'Well,' said I, 'if you're not going before the night train, perhaps I may be able--' But that made him worse, because they leave by the 11 A.M., Victoria." Brett began to pace the room.

He could not make up his mind to visit Naples in person.