Suppressed Voices.

What does he say? The Consul? Consul Bernick?

Bernick.

It is for the present in my hands. Of course, I have confided in my fellow workers, Messrs. Rummel, Vigeland, and Sandstad, and we have agreed to——

Rummel.

It’s not true! Prove!—prove——!

Vigeland.

We have not agreed to anything!

Sandstad.

Well, I must say——