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Over whiskey and soda in Barclay's chambers, Jean Adam pushed his sinister plans a trifle further.
He was aware that Max had taken the opinion of a man he knew on the Stock Exchange as to the probable value of the concession for the Danube-Adriatic Railway, and that his reply had been highly favourable. Therefore he was confident that such an opportunity of making money by an honest deal Max would not let slip.