But I am judging by one night's experience.

I never saw him again." Commodore Graham touched with his heel a bell by the leg of his bureau.
The bell did not ring, but displaced a tiny shutter in front of the desk of his secretary in the ante-room; and Hillyard had hardly ended when the girl was in the room and announced: "Admiral Carstairs." Commodore Graham looked annoyed.
"What a nuisance! I am afraid that I must see him, Mr.Hillyard." "Of course," said Hillyard.

"Admirals are admirals." "And they know it!" said Commodore Graham with a sigh.
Hillyard rose and took his hat.
"Well, I am very grateful to you, Mr.Hillyard," said Graham.

"I can't say anything more to you now.

Things, as you know, are altogether very doubtful.