His tone became one of fierce eagerness.
"Look here," he exclaimed, "I don't think you ought to force me to give myself away like this, but, after all, you are an Englishman, with a stake in your country, and I presume you don't want her to take a back seat for the next few generations.

Listen here.

It's to save your country that I want to get to The Hague without a second's delay.

I tell you that if I don't get there, if the message I convey doesn't reach its destination, you may find an agreement signed between certain Powers which will mean the greatest diplomatic humiliation which Great Britain has ever known.

Aye, and more than that!" Mr.Dunster continued.