Report says he is a cheat.'
'We must not be dependent upon society gossip,' replied Lord Hartfield.
'I have an idea, Maulevrier. The more we know about this man--Montesma,
I think you called him----'
'Gomez de Montesma.'
'The more fully we are acquainted with Don Gomez de Montesma's
antecedents the better we shall be able to cope with him, if we come to
handy-grips. It's too late to start for Cowes, but it is not too late to
do something. Fitzpatrick, the political-economist, spent a quarter of a
century in South America. He is a very old friend--knew my father--and I
can venture to knock at his door after midnight--all the more as I know
he is a night-worker. He is very likely to enlighten us about your Cuban
hidalgo.'
'You shall finish your supper before I let you stir. After that you may
do what you like. I was always a child in your hands, Jack, whether it
was climbing a mountain or crossing the Horse-shoe Fall. I consider the
business in your hands now. I'll go with you wherever you like, and do
what you tell me.
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