Treatinghisstrugglesasthestrugglesofababy，Meekinsnextproceededtosecurehiswristswithhandcuffs。Hethenheldhisfeettogetherwhilehequietlywoundacoilofcordaroundthem。
Mr。Fentolinwatchedtheproceedingsfromhischairwithanairofpleasedandcriticalinterest。
“Verywelldone，Meekins-veryneatlydone，indeed！“heexclaimed。
“AsIwassaying，Mr。Dunster，“hecontinued，turninghischair，“ourconversationhasreachedapointatwhichIthinkwemaysafelyleaveitforatime。Wewilldiscussthesemattersagain。
Yourpretextofapoliticalmissionis，ofcourse，anabsurdone，butfortunatelyyouhavefallenintogoodhands。TakegoodcareofMr。Dunster，Meekins。Icanseethatheisaveryimportantpersonage。Wemustbecarefulnottolosesightofhim。“