“MydearMr。Dunster，“hishostreplledcalmly，“yousurelycannotimaginethatyouareamongthieves！Yourdressing-casewasopenedandthecontentsofyourpocket-bookinspectedwithaviewtoascertainingyouraddress，orthenamesofsomefriendswithwhomwemightcommunicate。“
“AmItounderstandthattheyaretoberestoredtome，then？“Mr。
Dunsterdemanded。
“Withoutadoubt，yes！“Mr。Fentolinassuredhim。“You，however，arenotfitforanything，atthepresentmoment，buttoreturntoyourbed，fromwhichIunderstandyouroserathersuddenlyafewminutesago。“
“Onthecontrary，“Mr。Dunsterinsisted，“Iamfeelingabsolutelywellenoughtotravel。IhaveanappointmentontheContinentofgreatimportance，asyoumayjudgebythefactthatatLiverpoolStreetIcharteredaspecialtrain。Itrustthatnothinginmymannermayhavegivenyouoffence，butIamanxioustogetthroughwiththebusinesswhichbroughtmeovertothissideofthewater。