“Endure what much longer?”
“That was all I heard; but she was weeping as if her heart would break, and the old gentleman tried to comfort her, and I heard him say that the matter should be settled in some way soon.”
“What matter did he say should be settled?”
“How should I know? I have told you all I heard.”
“I’ll put my detectives on her track, too, and I’ll unravel this business, if it takes all the money I possess. See here, Scottie, did you know that I am dying with curiosity to know your real name?”
“Indeed, I did not.”
“Well it’s so; and why not relieve me?”
“Because the queen would be offended if I were to do it.”
“Tell me your real name, and the queen shall never know of it.”
“You shall know me when I know you, and not before.”