"Smith?"
"Yes."
"What do you think of their doing such a thing?"
"It's all right but they can't get away with it."
"Would you—help them?"
"They haven't asked me."
"Would you?" I persisted.
"Would you, Michael?"
"Well, if I do, the Swiss Government would confiscate my property. If Thusis and I succeeded in kidnapping this bunch of Kings, I'd lose this place."
"And if you failed to bag your Kings," remarked Smith, "the Swiss Government would still confiscate your estate and lock you up besides."