CHAPTERXIX
MYSTERIOUSINQUIRIES
Assoonashehadgonethroughhislettersonthefollowingmorning，Laverick，inresponsetoasecondandmoreurgentmessage，wentroundtohisbank。Mr。Fenwickgreetedhimgravely。Hewasfeelingkeenlytheresponsibilitiesofhisposition。Justhowmuchtosayandhowmuchtoleaveunsaidwasaquestionwhichcalledforafullmeasureofdiplomacy。
\"Youunderstand，Mr。Laverick，\"hebegan，\"thatIwishedtoseeyouwithregardtothearrangementwecametothedaybeforeyesterday。\"
Lavericknodded。Itsuitedhimtoremainmonosyllabic。