“Can you?”
“I can.”
“Do so.”
“He is inquiring into your affairs.”
The young man stared with a glare of blank amazement in his eyes.
“He is inquiring into my business?”
“Yes, he is.”
“Will you tell me what you mean?”
“I am telling you that he is inquiring into your private affairs. He may suspect that you are robbing him.”
The young man, Burlein, was taken all aback. It was the most extraordinary incident of his life. Here was a mere lad sitting down and coolly holding out the most startling suggestions.