"I did."

"What did you think of it?"

"I thought you might have left out the first part of it; also that you
might have made the latter half a good bit more explicit."

A slow smile spread itself over Adams' impassive face.

"Every man has his limitations," he said. "I did the best I could. But
the Rajah knew very well what he was about--otherwise there would have
been no telegram."

Winton sent the Chinaman out for another cup of tea before he said,
"Did Miss Carteret come here alone?"

"Oh, no; Calvert came with her."

"What brought them here?"

Adams spread his hands.

"What makes any woman do precisely the most unexpected thing?"

Winton was silent for a moment. Finally he said: "I hope you did what
you could to make it pleasant for her."

"I did. And I didn't hear her complain."

"That was low-down in you, Morty."