“Why not capture him now?”
“The lady in the black domino is waiting for something to happen which I am not permitted to tell.”
“Very well, my little friend, I promise you I will not reveal your secret.”
“I am very much obliged to you, sir, and you shall know all about the matter very soon. I will go now, sir, if you have nothing more to say to me.”
As the little fellow bowed politely and moved away, Scottie heaved a sigh and said:
“Heigh ho! was anybody ever so inundated with mystery as we are?”
“If they were, I should pity them.”
“I must say that is a very polite, manly little fellow; and that head of his is full of brains.”
“Yes, and he has been playing a very deep game, if I am not very much mistaken.”
“What in Heaven’s name does it all mean?”