Page:Robert Barr - Lord Stranleigh Philanthropist.djvu/219

 ; a world-celebrated man, in fact. Have you seen him?"

"Yes, sir, he was here last week."

"Really! A magnificent-looking man with a splendid golden beard."

"Yes, sir, that is the person."

"What was he doing at Walmer, and how did they get on without him at the Imperial Grand?"

"Oh, he has left that hotel, sir. He has made his fortune, and purchased a hotel for himself on Lake Lucerne."

"Why, Heinrich is getting on in the world. Did he wish you to join him in the Swiss enterprise?" "Well, so to speak, sir, he did, without any risk on my part."

And are you going?"

"Yes, sir, it's too good an offer to refuse. I have sent in my resignation to the Warden, but he wants me to stay on while your parties are here."

"I'm sorry if I interfere with your advancement, but perhaps Heinrich does not take over the Swiss hotel at once."

"He has taken it over already, and some foreign friends of his are in charge, but most of the customers are English, and he wished me there to see to them."

"So far as I am concerned, I shall not stand in