"'Certainly, seeing that you are under arrest.'
"'On what charge?'
"They shrugged their shoulders like one man.
"'Who knows? There may be a charge; there may be none. It may be sustained; it may break down. Who knows?"
"'Do you mean to tell me that at Naples a stranger may be arrested——'
"'Obviously.'
"'With no more ceremony than if he were being asked to dinner? I do not believe it. There is some mystery here. The Camorra——'
"'Silence!'
"'The Camorra is at the bottom of this. The Camorra and the landlord are in a conspiracy against me——'
"'It is possible. We have no information on the subject.'