"Why not?"
"Because I might offend if I told you the name of the man who planned my exodus."
"Oh! I have already guessed it was the Adonis."
"Yes, Jerome Wellington. I am glad you know him in his true light. He has made a vow."
"I'll wager it concerns my wretched millions."
"Just so—he longs to handle them."
"He will be a smarter man than he is now when that happens. But one thing puzzles me?"
"Now it is coming," thought Roderic, though aloud he said cheerily, "What might that be?"
"You received your warning from a nun."