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“Mr。GeraldFentolin，“Mr。Dunsterremarkeddrily。
“Precisely，“Mr。Fentolindeclared。“Well，Iadmitfranklythetruthofwhatyousay。Your-shallwesaycapture，wasbywayofbeingagiganticfluke。Mynephew’sinstructionssimplyweretotraveldownbythetraintoHarwichwithyou，toendeavourtomakeyouracquaintance，tofollowyouontoyourdestination，and，ifanychancetodosooccurred，torelieveyouofyourpocket-book。
That，however，Ineverventuredtoexpect。Whatreallyhappenedwas，asyouhaveyourselfsuggested，almostinthenatureofamiracle。Mynephewshowedhimselftobepossessedofgiftswhichwerearevelationtome。Henotonlysucceededintravellingwithyoubythespecialtrain，butafteritswreckhewascleverenoughtobringyouhere，insteadofdeliveringyouovertothemerciesofavillagedoctor。Ireallycannotfindwordstoexpressmyappreciationofmynephew’sconduct。“
“Icould，“Mr。Dunstermuttered，“veryeasily！“
Mr。Fentolinsighedgently。
“Perhapsourpointsofviewmightdiffer。“
“Wehavespentaveryagreeablefewminutesinexplanations，“Mr。
Dunstercontinued。“WoulditbeaskingtoomuchifInowsuggestthatweremovethebuttonsfromourfoils？“
“Whynot？“Mr。Fentolinassentedsmoothly。“Yourfirstquestiontoyourself，underthesecircumstances，wouldnaturallybe:’WhatdoesMr。Fentolinwantwithme？’Iwillanswerthatquestionforyou。AllthatIask-itisreallyverylittle-isthewordagreedupon。“
Mr。Dunsterheldhiscigaralittlewayoffandlookedsteadfastlyathishostforamoment。Soyouhaveinterpretedmycipher？“
Mr。Fentolinspreadoutthepalmsofhishandsinadelicategesture。
“MydearMr。Dunster，“hesaid，“oneofthesimplest，Ithink，thatwaseverstrungtogether。Iamsomewhatofanauthorityuponciphers。“
“Igather，“Mr。Dunsterwenton，althoughhiscigarwasburningitselfout，“thatyouhavebrokenthesealofmydispatches？“
Mr。Fentolinclosedhiseyesasthoughhehadheardadiscord。
“Nothingsoclumsyasthat，Ihope，“hemurmuredgently。“Iwillnotinsultapersonofyourexperienceandintelligencebyenumeratingthevariouswaysinwhichthesealofadispatchmaybeliquefied。ItisquitetruethatIhavereadwithmuchpleasuretheletterwhichyouarecarryingfromacertaingroupofverydistinguishedmentoacertainpersonnowinTheHague。Theletter，however，isreplacedinitsenvelope；thesealisstillthere。Youneedhavenofearswhateverconcerningit。AllthatIrequireisthatonewordfromyou。“
“AndifIgiveyouthatoneword？“Mr。Dunsterasked。
“Ifyougiveitme，asIthinkyouwill，“Mr。Fentolinrepliedsuavely，“Ishallthentelegraphtomyagent，orratherIshouldsa
