“Yet，“Mr。Sabinremarked，“youare，Iunderstand，intheCabinet。“
Mr。Brottglancedforamomentaround。ThePrimeMinisterwassomewhereinthewintergardens。
“That，“hedeclared，“isanaccident。IhappenedtobetheonlymanavailablewhocoulddotheworkwhenLordKilbrookedied。I
amtellingyouonlywhatisanopensecret。ButIamafraidIamboringyou。Shallwejointheothers？“
“Notunlessyouyourselfareanxiousto，“Mr。Sabinbegged。“Itisscarcelyfairtodetainyoutalkingtoanoldmanwhentherearesomanycharmingwomenhere。ButIshouldbesorryforyoutothinkmehideboundinmyprejudices。YoumustrememberthattheRevolutiondecimatedmyfamily。Itwasalongtimeago，butthehorrorofitisstillalivething。“