“Everything all right?” he asked, with a touch of anxiety.

“Yes, sir.”

“You posted the letter?”

“Yes, sir, and had it weighed....” There was a little pause.

“Is that all?” Micky asked. “Nothing else happened?”

The man raised his expressionless eyes.

“I should have got in this morning, sir, but we had a rough crossing, and I was ill–––”

Micky smiled.

“Poor old Driver!––anything else?”

“Yes, sir––I met Mr. Ashton in Paris. He seemed very surprised to see me there without you, sir.”