"You will either give me a serious reply, or wish me good-morning." With this brief preface, she made her inquiry as to the wisdom and possibility of engaging the services of the French police.
Felix took exactly the view of the matter which had been already expressed by Mr.Troy.

"Superior in intelligence," he said, "but not superior in courage, to the English police.

Capable of performing wonders on their own ground and among their own people.

But, my dear aunt, the two most dissimilar nations on the face of the earth are the English and the French.

The French police may speak our language--but they are incapable of understanding our national character and our national manners.