“Youmayhavesurmised，Duson，thatshehasleftme。Idesiretoensureyourabsolutefidelity，soItakeyouintomyconfidencetothisextent。Yourmistressisinthehandsofthosewhohavesomepoweroverher。Herabsenceisinvoluntarysofarassheisconcerned。Ithasbeenagreatblowtome。Iampreparedtorunallriskstodiscoverherwhereabouts。Itislateinmylifeforadventures，butitisverycertainthatadventuresanddangersarebeforeus。Inaccompanyingmeyouwillassociateyourselfwithmanyrisks。Therefore-“
Dusonhelduphishand。
“Ibeg，sir，“heexclaimed，“thatyouwillnotsuggestforamomentmyleavingyourserviceonthataccount。Ibegmosthumbly，sir，thatyouwillnotdomethatinjustice。“
Mr。Sabinpaused。Hiseyes，likelightning，readtheother’sface。
“Itissettledthen，Duson，“hesaid。“Kindlypaythiscabman，andfollowmeasquicklyaspossible。“