“Noidea，sir，“hereplied。“Hedroveupjusttwominutesafterthetrainhadgone，camestraightintotheofficeandorderedaspecial。Paidforit，too，inBankofEnglandnotesbeforehewentout。Ifancyhe’sanAmerican，andhegavehisnameasJohnP。Dunster。“
Theyoungmanpausedtolightacigarette。
“Ifhe’sanAmerican，Isupposethataccountsforit，“heobserved。
“Hemustbeinaprecioushurrytogetsomewhere，though。“
“Anightlikethis，too！“theinspectorremarked，withashiver。