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Rh ence of some representative of mine—efficient and unknown to Miss Regan—was necessary in another part of the world to defeat people of this sort. Lund, who was at one time a secret-service operative, then proved himself as capable of passing as a nouveau-riche American traveling in Egypt as he proved himself to you the other afternoon capable of passing as an idle man-about-town—a rounder, with no other thought beyond the chance to pass a pleasant day or so in casual acquaintance with a traveler."

Annis shifted uneasily.

"I begin to understand."

"I thought you would."

Annis got up and began to move round the room. The heavy cane he had carried when he appeared in Hereford's office had been