“IamafraidIcannotgosofarastosaythatshedoes，“hesaidregretfully。“IdonotknowwhyIfindmyselftalkingonthismattertoyou。IfeelthatIshouldapologiseforgivingsuchapersonalturntotheconversation。“
“Ibegthatyouwilldonothingofthesort，“Mr。Sabinprotested。
“Iam，asamatteroffact，mostdeeplyinterested。“
“Youencourageme，“Mr。Brottdeclared，“toaskyouaquestion-tomeaveryimportantquestion。“
“Itwillgivemegreatpleasure，“Mr。Sabinassuredhim，“ifIamabletoanswerit。“