I beg of you not to think that," appealed the agitated Mr.Milburgh, "only it seems so--extraordinary." "All things are extraordinary that are out of the common," snapped Lyne.
"It would be extraordinary if you were accused of stealing, Milburgh.

It would be very extraordinary indeed, for example, if we discovered that you were living a five-thousand pounds life on a nine-hundred pounds salary, eh ?" Only for a second did Milburgh lose his self-possession.

The hand that went to his mouth shook, and Tarling, whose eyes had never left the man's face, saw the tremendous effort which he was making to recover his equanimity.
"Yes, sir, that would be extraordinary," said Milburgh steadily.
Lyne had lashed himself again into the old fury, and if his vitriolic tongue was directed at Milburgh, his thoughts were centred upon that proud and scornful face which had looked down upon him in his office.
"It would be extraordinary if you were sent to penal servitude as the result of my discovery that you had been robbing the firm for years," he growled, "and I suppose everybody else in the firm would say the same as you--how extraordinary!" "I daresay they would, sir," said Mr.Milburgh, his old smile back, the twinkle again returning to his eyes, and his hands rubbing together in ceaseless ablutions.

"It would sound extraordinary, and it would be extraordinary, and nobody here would be more surprised than the unfortunate victim--ha! ha!" "Perhaps not," said Lyne coldly.

"Only I want to say a few words in your presence, and I would like you to give them every attention.