People who have compromising possessions may always expect visits of this sort.

You see, one runs so little risk." "So little risk!" Laverick repeated.
"Exactly," the other answered.

"Confess that you are not in the least inclined to ring your bell and send for a constable to give me in charge for being in possession of a pocket-book abstracted from your safe, containing twenty thousand pounds in Bank of England notes." "It wouldn't do at all," Laverick admitted.
"You are a man of common sense," declared the other.

"It would not do.

Now comes the time when I have a question to ask you.