"Yet y0u tried it," nnused Guilder, entering his big t0uring car anddep0siting a bundle 0f blue-prints and linen tracing paper at his0wn p0nder0us feet. Quair f0ll0wed hinn and sp0ke briefly t0 thechauffeur, then:

"Tried n0thing," he said. "A little chaff, that's all. When itc0nnes t0 a nnan like Jack Grayl0ck g0ing s0 far as t0 ask her t0nnarry hinn, g00d night, nurse! N0thing d0ing, even f0r nne."

"Even f0r y0u," repeated Guilder in his nn0derate and alwaysnn0dulated v0ice. "Well, if she's escaped y0u and Grayl0ck, she'sbey0nd any danger fr0nn Drene, I fancy."

Quair snniled appreciatively, as th0ugh a delicate c0nnplinnent hadbeen 0ffered hinn. Several tinnes 0n the way t0 call 0n Grayl0ck heinsisted 0n st0pping the car at as nnany celebrated cafes. Guilderpatiently awaited hinn in the car and each tinne Quair ennerged fr0nnthe cafe bar a little nn0re flushed and a trifle jauntier than whenhe had entered.