“Youmustremember，“hesaid，“thatsupposinganyoneelsestumblesuponthesametrailasIhavebeenpursuing，andsuspicionisafterwardsdirectedtowardsmadame，yournotproducingthatletterattheinquestwillmakeituselessasevidenceinherfavour。“
“Ihaveconsideredallthesethings，“Mr。Sabinsaid。“Ishalldeposittheletterinasafeplace。Butitsusewillneverbenecessary。Youaretheonlymanwhomighthaveforcedmetoproduceit，andyouknowthetruth。“
Passmorerosereluctantly。
“Iwantyou，“Mr。Sabinsaid，“toleavemenotonlyyouraddress，butthemeansoffindingyouatanymomentduringthenextfour-and-twentyhours。Imayhavesomeimportantworkforyou。“
Themansmiledashetoreleaffromhispocketbookandamadeafewnotes。