I am not used to being thwarted." "A few days' rest--" Mr.Fentolin began.
"A few days' rest be hanged!" Mr.Dunster interrupted fiercely.

"Listen, Mr.Fentolin," he added, with the air of one making a last effort to preserve his temper, "the mission with which I am charged is one of greater importance than you can imagine.

So much depends upon it that my own life, if that is in danger, would be a mere trifle in comparison with the issues involved.

If I am not allowed to continue upon my journey at once, the consequences may be more serious than I can tell you, to you and yours, to your own country.

There!--I am telling you a great deal, but I want you to understand that I am in earnest.