“Is Welfare here?”
“He’s in Alexandria, yes.”
“Well, you must see him. Tell him what has happened and explain what he has got to do. And, look here, tell him when it’s done I won’t see him stuck. I suppose there will be some honest money over when all your joint business is wound up and the Astarte sold? Tell him that will all be his and he can rely on me to help him in any straight business he may take on. I know he’s an honest man by nature.”
“It’s generous of you to say that.”
“No. It’s simply my belief. Try and explain to him. Could you bring him here this afternoon?”
“I could, of course.”
“Very well. Then we’ll thrash the whole thing out.”
“Do you mind telling me how you got to know about the infernal business?”
“Not a bit. I met the man who is hunting you all down. He is an old Oxford friend of mine.”
“My God! What an extraordinary thing!”