"Repeat after me."
"Go on," replied Wilton, deeply interested in the proceeding, even while he was amused at its formality.
"I am a link of the chain."
"I am a link of the chain," repeated Wilton.
"I will obey my superior officers."
"I will obey my superior officers."
"And I will reveal none of its secrets."
"And I will reveal none of its secrets."
"This I promise——"
"This I promise——"