“Now,” I said, turning to him, “let’s hear why you are in London?”
He raised his eyebrows with an affectation of perplexity.
“Didn’t I tell you?” he said. “But there’s nothing to explain. I wanted to come and I came.”
“Four days ago?”
“More or less.”
“But what brought you? Where did you get the money?”
“Never mind. That’s my affair. I did get it, and there’s an end.”
“How long do you intend to stop?”
“It all depends upon circumstances. Maybe I shall get something to do here.”
“Well, you might. I had nothing more to recommend me than you have when I first came.”