of a Minister of State in a false character and for the purpose of espionage.
Sir Malcolm.
The enemy have become desperate, sir. They will
dare anything.
Sir Robert.
Next, that the dear and trusted person who recommended this young Swiss governess could have been
so deceived in her character as not to know she
could be capable of becoming a party to a piece of
treacherous and criminal duplicity.
Sir Malcolm.
The girl's feelings may have been played upon.
There is the young man Otto.
Sir Robert.
[Looking again at paper.] After all, apart from your
personal identification, there is nothing to connect
this lady with the group of enemy aliens in Soho
Square?
Sir Malcolm.
Nothing ! I admit that, sir. And if the person
who recommended the Swiss girl gave any description
of her which answered to the description in your
hand——
Sir Robert.
[With a start.] Ah! [He goes to desk, takes out the packet of letters seen in Prologue, reads a moment, then says in a changed voice.] Leave me for the present,
Sir Malcolm. Come back in half an hour. If I have
satisfied myself in the meantime that the young
