"It will cost you five thousand dollars," he said, "and another five for
life insurance."
"Agreed!" Guest declared.
Mr. Magg made another note upon the sheet of paper in front of him. Then
he turned to me.
"You must bring me," he said, "before you leave, the key of your room,
the clothes you are now wearing, the keys of your trunks, and any
information you deem it necessary for your successor to have. The French
boat is due here on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Mr. Courage shall leave the
Waldorf for the Rockies. You will excuse me now! I have another
appointment."
We were out in the street again in a few moments. I was feeling a little
bewildered.
"These things," I said, "are arranged pretty quickly over here."
Guest nodded.
"Mr. Magg," he said, "is known as well in Europe as in New York. There is
no one else like him. He has been offered retainers from the Secret
Service of every country in Europe, but he prefers to work on his own. He
has over a hundred assistants, and yet you never meet a soul in his
office...."
When we returned there in a couple of hours' time, I thought, for a
moment, that I was looking into a mirror.
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