“Thank you. Now, prince, if you will get down to business——”
“At once. But first, how much did Turnieff tell you, and what conclusions did you draw from his manner of telling it?”
“Prince, so far as the information which you will tell me is concerned, he has told me nothing; and his manner made no impression upon me one way or another.”
The ambassador smiled.
“You should have gone into the diplomatic service, Mr. Carter,” he said.
“I seem to be in it now, prince,” was the reply.
“True. But I perceive that you prefer not to commit yourself to any opinion until you have formed a positive one. I entirely approve of that course.”
“Thank you. And now, prince, one matter before we proceed.”
“Yes.”