“Youdonotseriouslybelieve，“heasked，“thatDusonmetwithadeathwhichwasintendedforme？“
“Iamafraid，“thedetectivesaidthoughtfully，“thatIknownomoreaboutitthanyoudo。“
“Isee，“Mr。Sabinsaid，“thatIamnostrangertoyou。“
“Youareveryfarfrombeingthat，sir，“themananswered。“A
fewyearsagoIwasworkingfortheGovernment-andyouwerenotoftenoutofmysight。“