"How did he manage to convey his information to you?"
"He told me fact after fact with the utmost coolness and assurance."
"And he spoke English?"
"He did."
"Then I was rightly informed and we are in that man's power—yes, in his power absolutely."
"You say you were rightly informed?"
"Yes."
"What was your information?"
"I was informed that the man Tavares was a Shylock, a designing devil. You were right when you said I had been tricked."
"And who was your informant?"