"Then—then I interfere no further."
"Thank you."
Romanoff waited a few seconds before he spoke again. "Of course, you are very silly, Faversham," he said. "Soon you'll be sorry for this, and some time you'll need my help. Meanwhile I'm tired, and will go to bed."
He passed out of the room as he spoke, and Dick noticed that the scrap of paper was gone.
CHAPTER XV
Count Romanoff's Departure
The next morning when Dick came downstairs he found Romanoff evidently prepared for a journey. His luggage had been brought into the hall, and he was looking at a time-table.
"Faversham, I am sorry that we part in this way," he said.