"Oh, no—I've enjoyed every moment of it."

"So have I. That man Furlonger did me a good turn after all."

"What do you mean?" he asked sharply.

"Well, if it hadn't been for him, I'd never have met you."

"Furlonger...."

"Yes—he was the man who was bothering me at East Grinstead Station, at least my people say it must have been. He came out of prison that day, you know."

"Oh...."

"Have you heard of him?"

"Yes. I—I know him slightly."

"He's a dreadful man, isn't he?"