Mr。Fentolinheldhishandinfrontofhiseyes，asthoughtoshutoutsomeunwelcomevision。
“Dearme，“heexclaimed，“howunpleasantWhyshouldyouforcemetodisclosemyplans？Becontent，dearMr。Dunster，withtheknowledgeofthisonefact:wecannotpartwithyou。Ihavethoughtitoverfromeverypointofview，andIhavecometothatconclusion；
alwayspresuming，“hewenton，“thattheknowledgeofthatlittlewordofwhichwehavespokenremainsinitssecretchamberofyourmemory。“
Mr。Dunstersmokedinsilenceforafewminutes。
“Iamverycomfortablehere，“heremarked。