“Well, if you had them before, it must be the same thing now.”
“Especially because it’s so stupid. Because these people are educated and wouldn’t write so stupidly.”
“Of course, of course.”
“But what if this is someone who really wants to turn informer?”
“It’s not very likely,” Pyotr Stepanovitch rapped out dryly. “What does he mean by a telegram from the Secret Police and a pension? It’s obviously a hoax.”
“Yes, yes,” Lembke admitted, abashed.
“I tell you what: you leave this with me. I can certainly find out for you before I track out the others.”
“Take it,” Lembke assented, though with some hesitation.
“Have you shown it to anyone?”
“Is it likely! No.”