“Amagnificentprofession，“hemurmured。“Ahealthyone，too，I
shouldjudgefromyourappearance。Youareastrongman，Mr。Hamel。“
“Ihavehadreasontobe，“Hamelrejoined。“DuringnearlythewholeofthetimeIhavebeenabroad，Ihavebeenpracticallypioneering。
BuildingrailwaysinthefarWest，withgangsofChineseandItaliansandHungariansandscarcelyaforemanwhoisn’tterrifiedofhisjob，isn’texactlydrawing-roomwork。“
“Youaregoingbackthere？“Mr。Fentolinasked，withinterest。