“Oh, it can be done. They say Cromwell has the power of dropping to sleep the instant he gets half an hour to himself. He has plenty to think of, and yet he must be able to guide his thoughts or abolish them for the moment, or he could not do that.”
“They say also that he has some secret power by which he gets news before any one else, and thus appears where he is most needed at the time he is least expected.”
“I doubt that. He has well-trained men in his service, which is the whole secret. Do you like Cromwell?”
“I do not.”
“You surprise me. I thought you were a partizan of his. You remember what I said when we were approaching this inn?”
“You said many things.”
“Aye. But I said one in particular that I would have wished recalled if it had been said to any one but you. I promised to let you know all about it some day, but I’ve thought over the matter and I’m going to tell you now.”
“No, no! I do not wish to hear.”
“But listen a moment——”
“No! I have been trying to forget what you said.”