George A. Birmingham

“ O'Grady. "I don't exactly know how you did treat her, but if you pursue the Emperor I'll insist on finding out."
"I won't pursue him," said Lord Manton. "I promise not to. As a matter of fact, I don't want to pursue him in the least. He paid his rent in advance."
"Patsy Devlin," said Dr. O'Grady, "was sheltered, lodged, and fed by the Emperor, and has no complaint whatever to make. Have you, Patsy?"
"I have not. Only for him, they'd have had me hanged for murdering you, doctor; which is what I wouldn't do, and never thought of." ”

“ What were they?"
"If you've anything to be ashamed of in the orders you gave, Goddard," said Dr. O'Grady, "you'd better not have that story told either. I warn you fairly that if any attempt is made to molest the Emperor, I shall have those orders of yours, whatever they are, produced in court."
"We might get on a little," said Lord Manton, "if some one would tell us who the Emperor is."
"He's an anarchist," said Mr. Sanders.
"An anti-military anarchist, a most dangerous man," added Mr. Dick. ”

“ Dick, "absolutely nothing——"
"There may be nothing," said Lord Manton; "but from the little I've heard I should say that Mrs. Dick will have a distinct grievance; and as for your aunt, Mr. Sanders—you know her better than I do, of course, but she doesn't strike me as the kind of lady who will treat the doctor's story as a mere trifle."
"As to the police," said Dr. O'Grady, "I don't profess to explain exactly how they came here. Goddard seems to have given them some very peculiar orders, orders that won't bear repeating. I don't want to probe into the secrets of the force. ”