"I wonder," assented Chauvelin drily. And—quite quietly—he slipped the packet of papers in the pocket of his coat.
"Then we may as well adjourn. There is nothing else you wish to say to me about that enigmatic Scarlet Pimpernel of yours?"
"No—nothing."
"And you still would like to hear what the Kernogan wench will say and see how she will look when I put my final proposal before her?"
"If you will allow me."
"Then come," said Martin-Roget. "My sister's house is close by."
FOOTNOTES:
[1] This adventure is recorded in The Elusive Pimpernel.