Королі та капуста

           Fromthiswindowwhentherainsforbadetheopen,andfromthegreenandshadyslopesofGoodwin’sfruitfullandswhentheskiesweresmiling,hiswifewaswonttolookuponthatgravewithagentlesadnessthatwasnowscarcelyamartoherhappiness.

           "Ilovedhimso,Frank!"shesaid,"evenafterthatterribleflightanditsawfulending.Andyouhavebeensogoodtome,andhavemademesohappy.Ithasallgrownintosuchastrangepuzzle.Iftheyweretofindoutthatwegotthemoneydoyouthinktheywouldforceyoutomaketheamountgoodtothegovernment?"

           "Theywouldundoubtedlytry,"answeredGoodwin."Youarerightaboutitsbeingapuzzle.AnditmustremainapuzzletoFalconandallhiscountrymenuntilitsolvesitself.YouandI,whoknowmorethananyoneelse,onlyknowhalfofthesolution.Wemustnotletevenahintaboutthismoneygetabroad.Letthemcometothetheorythatthepresidentconcealeditinthemountainsduringhisjourney,orthathefoundmeanstoshipitoutofthecountrybeforehereachedCoralio.Idon’tthinkthatFalconsuspectsme.Heismakingacloseinvestigation,accordingtohisorders,buthewillfindoutnothing."

           Thustheyspaketogether.HadanyoneoverheardoroverseenthemastheydiscussedthelostfundsofAnchuriatherewouldhavebeenasecondpuzzlepresented.Foruponthefacesandinthebearingofeachofthemwasvisible(ifcountenancesaretobebelieved)Saxonhonestyandprideandhonourablethoughts.