What would it have mattered?
I might have been in Egypt to-night!" Feversham's unexpected appearance, no less than his wandering tongue, told Sutch that somehow his fortunes had gone seriously wrong.

He had many questions in his mind, but he did not ask a single one of them.

He took Feversham's arm and led him straight out of the throng.
"I saw you in the crowd," continued Feversham.

"I thought that I would speak to you, because--do you remember, a long time ago you gave me your card?
I have always kept it, because I have always feared that I would have reason to use it.

You said that if one was in trouble, the telling might help." Sutch stopped his companion.
"We will go in here.