\'Yoursubject，\'saidMortimer，afterlightingacigar，andcomfortinghimselfwithawhiffortwo，\'wasscouts，Eugene。\'
\'Exactly。Isn\'titdrollthatInevergooutafterdark，butIfindmyselfattended，alwaysbyonescout，andoftenbytwo?\'
Lightwoodtookhiscigarfromhislipsinsurprise，andlookedathisfriend，asifwithalatentsuspicionthattheremustbeajestorhiddenmeaninginhiswords。
\'Onmyhonour，no，\'saidWrayburn，answeringthelookandsmilingcarelessly；\'Idon\'twonderatyoursupposingso，butonmyhonour，no。IsaywhatImean。Inevergooutafterdark，butIfindmyselfintheludicroussituationofbeingfollowedandobservedatadistance，alwaysbyonescout，andoftenbytwo。\'
\'Areyousure，Eugene?\'