"This brave monsieur from America.

"How eloquent monsieur can be!

It was hardly conceivable; even now Sofia must smile at her friend's amiable endeavours to identify this mysterious monsieur with a celebrated and preposterous criminal.

The guide who had said "The tall monsieur will not arrive" now greeted him with a fraternal: "How is trade?" "Very good, thanks," Grimshaw said.