"But what for?"
"I've told you you'd know that when you got on the train—or before you had gone very far."
"And do you think that's information enough?"
"It will be information enough for you when I say that a great deal may depend on your doing as I ask."
I raised a new objection.
"How can I go when I've my work to attend to here?"
"You must be ready to give that up. If any one makes any trouble, you must say you've resigned the position."
As far as was possible over the wire I got the impression of earnestness on his part and perhaps excitement; but I was not yet satisfied.
"What shall I do when I get to Boston? Where shall I go?"
"You'll see. You'll know. You'll have to act for yourself. Trust your own judgment as I trust it."