"Well, sir, they didn't get anything in return, though they expect something in returnthat's only natural. They said they'd come back to see me."
"Did they say when they'd come back?"
"To-day, sir, about the same time as they come yesterday and the day before." He pulled out his watch. "It's close on seven now. Perhaps you will like to see them if they come presently, sir."
"On the other hand, perhaps I shall not," I said, and I lit a cigarette. "At the same time, if they call, you can tell me."
"Certainly, sirif anybody rings, I'll come at once and tell you."
He shuffled for a moment, then added:
"And these notes, sir; am I entitled to keep them?"
"Of course you are. Anybody has a right to accept and keep a gift. At the same time, I would warn you not to be disappointed if, when you try to cash them, you find the numbers have been stopped."
Downstairs, with Albeury, I began to look through my correspondence. The third telegram I opened puzzled me.
"Is it all right?Dick."