"Pardon me, Monsieur, I do not follow you."
Mr. Berkeley looked at him keenly.
"I have had a letter from our friend," he said slowly.
"And I also, Monsieur."
"He solicits my assistance."
"And mine."
"I came at once to see you."
"And I, Monsieur, leave at once for Paris."
"Ah!"
Polignac, leaning against the window-frame, had an inscrutable smile upon his face.