"Count Romanoff," he said, "I wonder sometimes if you are not the Devil—if there is a devil," he added as if in afterthought.
"Why, do you doubt it?"
"I don't know. It would be difficult to explain some things and some people unless you postulate a devil."
The Count laughed almost merrily. "Then why not accept the fact?" he asked.
"Do you?" asked Mr. Brown.
"I have no doubt of it. I—but wait. You must clear the ground. The existence of a devil presupposes evil—and good. If what the world calls evil is evil—there is a devil."
"You speak like one who knows."
"I do know."
"How do you know?"
"Because——But look here, my friend, you did not come here to discuss that problem."