“Did Stylptitch say anything else of the same kind? That he knew which city the Wallace Collection was in, for instance?”

Jimmy shook his head.

“H’m!” said Anthony.

He lit another cigarette, and once more began pacing up and down the room.

“You never read the papers, I suppose, you heathen?” he threw out presently.

“Not very often,” said McGrath simply. “They’re not about anything that interests me as a rule.”

“Thank Heaven I’m more civilized. There have been several mentions of Herzoslovakia lately. Hints at a royalist restoration.”