12/31 "You are afraid that I may learn too much about you." "You know all that is to be known," retorted Pine sharply. "But I won't have you meddle with my Romany business. A Gentile such as you are cannot understand the chals." "Try me." "There is no need. You are my secretary--my trusted secretary--that is quite enough. I pay you well to keep my secrets." "I don't keep them because you pay me," said Silver quickly, and with a look of meekness belied by the sinister gleam in his pale bluish eyes. |