Felix shook his head.
"You must know," he said, "that I am powerless." "You may be able to help me," Mr.Sabin said, "without compromising yourself." "Impossible!" Felix declared.

"But what did they want with Lucille ?" "That," Mr.Sabin said, "is what I am desirous of knowing.

It is what I trust that you, my dear Felix, may assist me to discover." "You are determined, then, to follow her ?" Mr.Sabin helped himself to a liqueur from the bottle by his side.
"My dear Felix," he said reproachfully, "you should know me better than to ask me such a question." Felix moved uneasily in his chair.
"Of course," he said, "it depends upon how much they want to keep you apart.

But you know that you are running great risks ?" "Why, no," Mr.Sabin said.

"I scarcely thought that.