His plans were those of a farseeing and practical man in every detail.

To Dowie the working perfection of his preparations was amazing.

They included every contingency and seemed to forget nothing and ignore no possibility.

He had thought of things the cleverest woman might have thought of, he had achieved effects as only a sensible man accustomed to power and obedience could have achieved them.

And from first to last he kept before Dowie the one thing which held the strongest appeal.