“Quiteso，mydearMr。Viner！“heagreedsmoothly。“Itwouldappear，then，fromwhatyousaythatIhavebeenmistaken-evenstupidlyso，Iamafraid。Andinthatcase，Icanonlyapologizeformyintrusion，and，asyousodelicatelyputit，getout。“Heslippedthepapers，withaphilosophicshrugofhisshoulders，intohisinsidecoatpocket，andtookabackwardsteptowardthedoor。“Ibidyougood-night，then，Mr。Viner。Thepapers，asyoustate，aredoubtlessofnovaluetoyou，soyoucan，ofcourse，havenoobjectiontomyhandingthemovertothepolice，who-“
“No，no！Wait！Wait！“theotherwhisperedwildly。“Wait！“
“Ah！“murmuredtheAdventurer。
“I-I’ll“-thebentoldfigurewasclawingathisbeard-“I’ll-“
“Buythem？“suggestedtheAdventurerpleasantly。