"French and his lot have had a try and come to grief." "Inspector French isn't like you, Mr.Quest," Lenora ventured.
Quest laughed bitterly.
"Just now, at any rate, we don't seem to be any great shakes," he remarked.

"However, I'm glad we're on this job.

Much better to find out what has become of the fellow really, if we can." Lenora's voice suddenly grew steady.

She turned round in her place and faced her companion.
"Mr.Quest," she said, "I like my work with you.

You saved me from despair.