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AsIwalkedhomethatnight，IdecidedtogiveBritainonemoreday.Ifnothinginterestinghappened，IwouldtakethenextboatbacktoAfrica. 

MyflatwasinabignewbuildinginLanghamPlace.Therewasadoormanattheentrancetothebuilding，buteachflatwasseparate，withitsownfrontdoor.Iwasjustputtingthekeyintomydoorwhenamanappearednexttome.Hewasthin，withashortbrownbeardandsmall，verybrighteyes.Irecognizedhimasthemanwholivedinaflatonthetopfloorofthebuilding.Wehadspokenonceortwiceonthestairs. 

'

CanIspeaktoyou？

heasked.'

MayIcomeinforaminute？

Hisvoicewasshakingalittle. 

Iopenedthedoorandwewentin. 

Isthedoorlocked？

heasked，andquicklylockedithimself. 

I'

mverysorry，'

hesaidtome.'

It'

sveryrudeofme.ButI'

minadangerouscornerandyoulookedlikethekindofmanwhowouldunderstand.IfIexplain，willyouhelpme？

lllistentoyou，'

Isaid.'

That'

sallIpromise.'

Iwasgettingworriedbythisstrangeman'

sbehaviour. 

Therewasatablewithdrinksonitnexttohim，andhetookalargewhiskyforhimself.Hedrankitquickly，andthenputtheglassdownsoviolentlythatitbroke. 

msorry，'

hesaid.'

malittlenervoustonight.Yousee，atthismomentI'

mdead.'

Isatdowninanarmchairandlitmypipe. 

Howdoesitfeel？

Iasked.Iwasnowalmostsurethatthemanwasmad. 

Hesmiled.'

mnotmad-yet.Listen，I'

vebeenwatchingyou，andIguessthatyou'

renoteasilyfrightened.I'

mgoingtotellyoumystory.Ineedhelpverybadly，andIwanttoknowifyou'

retherightmantoask.'

Tellmeyourstory，'

Isaid，'

andI'

lltellyouifIcanhelpyou.'

Itwasanextraordinarystory.Ididn'

tunderstandallofit，andIhadtoaskalotofquestions，buthereitis：

HisnamewasFranklinP.ScudderandhewasanAmerican，buthehadbeeninsouth-eastEuropeforseveralyears.Byaccident，hehaddiscoveredagroupofpeoplewhowereworkingsecretlytopushEuropetowardsawar.Thesepeoplewereclever，anddangerous.Someofthemwantedtochangetheworldthroughwar；

otherssimplywantedtomakealotofmoney，andthereisalwaysmoneytobemadefromawar.TheirplanwastogetRussiaandGermanyatwarwitheachother. 

Iwanttostopthem，'

Scuddertoldme，'

andifIcanstayaliveforanothermonth，IthinkIcan.'

Ithoughtyouwerealreadydead，'

Isaid. 

lltellyouaboutthatinaminute，'

heanswered.'

Butfirst，doyouknowwhoConstantineKarolidesis？

TheGreekPrimeMinister.I'

vejustbeenreadingabouthimintoday'

snewspapers.'

Right.He'

stheonlymanwhocanstopthewar.He'

sintelligent，he'

shonest，andheknowswhat'

sgoingon-andsohisenemiesplantokillhim.Ihavediscoveredhow.Thatwasverydangerousforme，soIhadtodisappear.Theycan'

tkillKarolidesinGreecebecausehehastoomanyguards.Butonthe15thofJunehe'

scomingtoLondonforabigmeeting，andhisenemiesplantokillhimhere.'

Youcanwarnhim，'

He'

llstayathome.'

swhathisenemieswant.Ifhedoesn'

tcome，they'

llwin，becausehe'

stheonlymanwhounderstandsthewholeproblemandwhocanstopthewarhappening.'

Whydon'

tyougototheBritishpolice？

Nogood.Theycouldbringinfivehundredpolicemen，buttheywouldn'

tstopthemurder.Themurdererwillbecaught，andhe'

lltalkandputtheblameonthegovernmentsinViennaandBerlin.Itwillallbelies，ofcourse，buteverybodywillbereadytobelieveit.ButnoneofthiswillhappenifFranklinP.ScudderishereinLondononthe15thofJune.'

Iwasbeginningtolikethisstrangelittleman.Igavehimanotherwhiskyandaskedhimwhyhethoughtthathewasnowindangerhimself. 

Hetookalargemouthfulofwhisky.'

IcametoLondonbyastrangeroute-throughParis，Hamburg，Norway，andScotland.Ichangedmynameineverycountry，andwhenIgottoLondon，IthoughtIwassafe.ButyesterdayIrealizedthatthey'

restillfollowingme.There'

samanwatchingthisbuildingandlastnightsomebodyputacardundermydoor.OnitwasthenameofthemanIfearmostintheworld. 

SoIdecidedIhadtodie.Thentheywouldstoplookingforme.Igotadeadbody-it'

seasytogetoneinLondon，ifyouknowhow-andIhadthebodybroughttomyflatinalargesuitcase.Thebodywastherightage，butthefacewasdifferentfrommine.Idresseditinmyclothesandshotitinthefacewithmyowngun.Myservantwillfindmewhenhearrivesinthemorningandhe'

llcallthepolice.I'

veleftalotofemptywhiskybottlesinmyroom.ThepolicewillthinkIdranktoomuchandthenkilledmyself.'

Hepaused.'

IwatchedfromthewindowuntilIsawyoucomehome，andthencamedownthestairstomeetyou.'

Itwasthestrangestofstories.However，inmyexperience，themostextraordinarystoriesareoftenthetrueones.Andifthemanjustwantedtogetintomyflatandmurderme，whydidn'

thetellasimplerstory？

Right，'

lltrustyoufortonight.I'

lllockyouinthisroomandkeepthekey.Justoneword，MrScudder.Ibelieveyou'

rehonest，butifyou'

renot，IshouldwarnyouthatIknowhowtouseagun.'

Certainly，'

heanswered，jumpingup.'

mafraidIdon'

tknowyourname，sir，butIwouldliketothankyou.AndcouldIuseyourbathroom？

WhenInextsawhim，halfanhourlater，Ididn'

trecognizehimatfirst.Onlythebrighteyeswerethesame.Hisbeardwasgone，andhishairwascompletelydifferent.Hewalkedlikeasoldier，andhewaswearingglasses.AndhenolongerspokelikeanAmerican. 

MrScudder—'

Icried. 

NotMrScudder，'

CaptainTheophilusDigbyoftheBritishArmy.Pleaserememberthat.'

Imadehimabedinmystudy，andthenwenttobedmyself，happierthanIhadbeenforthepastmonth.Interestingthingsdidhappensometimes，eveninLondon. 

ThenextmorningwhenmyservantPaddockarrived，IintroducedhimtoCaptainDigby.IexplainedthattheCaptainwasanimportantmaninthearmy，buthehadbeenworkingtoohardandneededrestandquiet.ThenIwentout，leavingthembothintheflat.WhenIreturnedataboutlunchtime，thedoormantoldmethatthegentlemaninflat15hadkilledhimself.Iwentuptothetopfloor，hadafewwordswiththepolice，andwasabletoreporttoScudderthathisplanhadbeensuccessful.ThepolicebelievedthatthedeadmanwasScudder，andthathehadkilledhimself.Scudderwasverypleased. 

Forthefirsttwodaysinmyflat，hewasverycalm，andspentallhistimereadingandsmoking，andwritinginalittleblacknotebook.Butafterthathebecamemorerestlessandnervous.Itwasnothisowndangerthatheworriedabout，butthesuccessofhisplantopreventthemurderofKarolides.Onenighthewasveryserious. 

Listen，Hannay，'

IthinkImusttellyousomemoreaboutthisbusiness.Iwouldhatetogetkilledwithoutleavingsomeoneelsetocarryonwithmyplan.'

Ididn'

tlistenverycarefully.IwasinterestedinScudder'

sadventures，butIwasn'

tveryinterestedinpolitics.IrememberthathesaidKarolideswasonlyindangerinLondon.HealsomentionedawomancalledJuliaCzechenyi.HetalkedaboutaBlackStoneandamanwholispedwhenhespoke.Andhedescribedanotherman，perhapsthemostdangerousofthemall-anoldmanwithayoungvoicewhocouldhoodhiseyeslikeahawk. 

ThenexteveningIhadtogoout.IwasmeetingamanIhadknowninAfricafordinner.WhenIreturnedtotheflat，Iwassurprisedtoseethatthelightinthestudywasout.IwonderedifScudderhadgonetobedearly.Iturnedonthelight，buttherewasnobodythere.ThenIsawsomethinginthecornerthatmademybloodturncold. 

Scudderwaslyingonhisback.Therewasalongknifethroughhisheart，pinninghimtothefloor. 

2Themilkmanstartshistravels

Isatdowninanarmchairandfeltverysick.AfteraboutfiveminutesIstartedshaking.Thepoorwhitefacewithitsstaringeyeswastoomuchforme，soIgotatableclothandcoveredit.ThenItookthewhiskybottleanddrankseveralmouthfuls.Ihadseenmendieviolentlybefore.IhadkilledafewmyselfintheMatabelewar；

butthiswasdifferent.AfterafewmoreminutesImanagedtocalmmyselfdownalittle.Ilookedatmywatcha