There had come into his face an utterly altered expression.

His tone, when he spoke, was almost solemn.
"Dorward," he said, "upon my honor, I assure you that what I have told you is the truth.

I cannot seem to make you realize the seriousness of your position.

When you left the Palace with that paper in your pocket, you were, to all intents and purposes, a doomed man.

Your passport and your American citizenship count for absolutely nothing.