’Idon’tlikeit，gentlemen，’hesaid。’IwouldratheryouhadmentionedanyothernameonGod’searth。Ihaven’tbeenlonginthiscity，butIhavebeenlongenoughtosizeupthevariouspoliticalbosses。Theyhaven’tmuchtothem。Ireckontheywouldn’tstandupagainstwhatwecouldshowthemintheU—nitedStates。ButIhavemettheFrauvonEinem，andthatlady’saverydifferentproposition。Themanthatwillunderstandherhasgottotakeabiggishsizeinhats。’
’Whoisshe？’Iasked。
’Why，thatisjustwhatIcan’ttellyou。ShewasagreatexcavatorofBabylonishandHittiteruins，andshemarriedadiplomatwhowenttoglorythreeyearsback。Itisn’twhatshehasbeen，butwhatsheis，andthat’samightycleverwoman。’
Blenkiron’srespectdidnotdepressme。Ifeltasifatlastwehadgotourjobnarrowedtoadecentcompass，forIhadhatedcastingaboutinthedark。Iaskedwhereshelived。
’ThatIdon’tknow，’saidBlenkiron。’Youwon’tfindpeopleundulyanxioustogratifyyournaturalcuriosityaboutFrauvonEinem。’