The English Secret Service has a permanent agent here under the guise of a newspaper correspondent, who is in daily touch with me, and he in his turn has several spies at work.

I am, however, the dangerous person.

The others are only servants.

They make their reports, but they don't understand their true significance.

If these people could remove me before any one else could arrive to take my place, their chances of bringing off their coup here would be immensely improved." "I suppose it's useless for me to ask if there's anything I can do to help ?" Richard enquired.
"You've helped already," Hunterleys replied.