\"Thatisnothing，\"answeredtheKing。\"Heisgoingtoplaythespyandseethatthemanissafelyinjail。Thenhewillreturnandreporttous。Wemustcongratulatehimwarmly。Hefollowsatadiscreetdistance，youobserve，andkeepshimselfwelloutofsight。Theboyknowsbetterthantocompromisehimselfbybeingseeninconversationwiththeman。Ofcourse，ifRenauldissetfreewemustsaywehadnopartinhisarrest，thattheAmericanmadethearrestonhisownauthority。Whataconvenienttooltheyoungmanis。Why，hiscomingreallyfrightenedusatfirst，andnow——nowwemakeacat’s—pawofhim。\"TheKinglaughedmerrily。\"Weundervalueourselvessometimes，dowenot？\"
\"Heisaniceboy，\"saidZara。\"Ifeelrathersorryforhim。
HelookedsoanxiousanddistressedwhenIwassosillyastofaintonthebeachjustnow。Hehandledmeastenderlyasawomanwouldhavedone——notthatwomenhavegenerallyhandledmetenderly，\"sheadded。
\"Iwasthinkingthesimilewasrathermisplaced，\"saidtheKing。
Gordonpassedthecitywallandheardthegatesswingtobehindhim。TheFrenchmanandhistwocaptorswerejustahead，toilingheavilyupthesteepandnarrowstreet。GordonthrewhiscigarfromhimandranleapingoverthehugecobblestotheFrenchman’ssideandtouchedhimontheshoulder。