But I have not come across them." I was beset by a sudden emotion of blind candour.
"Oh, nonsense, nonsense," I said.

"Don't you see that you are offering me the chance of a lifetime ?" Churchill laughed.
"After all, one cannot refuse to take what offers," he said.

"Besides, your right man to do the work might not suit me as a collaborator." "It's very tempting," I said.
"Why, then, succumb," he smiled.
I could not find arguments against him, and I succumbed as Jenkins re-entered the room..