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"Terniloff?"
"Precisely! You havefriend," Sea which one waiter had brought their cocktails and another received their order for dinner, "a very discreet and laudable silence with regard to those further instructions which were promised to you immediately you should arrive in London Those instructions will never be co They are here"
Sea contents of his glass
"My instructions are to trust you absolutely," Doreater events stir, to concentrate the greater part ofthe natural life of the man whose name and place I have taken"
"Quite so," Sealanced around the rooh interested in the people Satisfied at last that there was no chance of being overheard, he continued: "The first idea you have to get out of your head, my dear friend, if it is there, is that you are a spy You are nothing of the sort You are not connected with our reree You are a free agent in all that you may choose to say or do You can believe in Germany or fear her--whichever you like You can join your cousin's husband in his crusade for National Service, or you can join me in my efforts to cement the bonds of friendship and affection between the citizens of the two countries We really do not care in the least Choose your own part Give yourself thoroughly into the life of Sir Everard Dominey, Baronet, of Dominey Hall, Norfolk, and pursue exactly the course which you think Sir Everard himself would be likely to take"
"This," Dominey admitted, "is very broad-minded"
"It is common sense," was the prompt reply "With all your ability, you could not in six months' time appreciably affect the position either way Therefore, we choose to have you concentrate the whole of your energies upon one task and one task only If there is anything of the spy about your lish which are to engage your attention We require you to concentrate wholly and entirely upon Terniloff"
Dominey was startled
"Terniloff?" he repeated "I expected to ith him, but--"
"Empty your mind of all preconceived ideas," Seaard to Terniloff will grow upon you gradually as the situation develops"