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"I am indeed glad you have decided to help me," Don Guzman de Silvestre replied, when he heard my reply. "I felt certain you would accept, and I assure you I shall value your co-operation. Would it be possible for you to leave England on Wednesday next?"
"If it comes to that I must make it possible," I answered. "From what you said to me last night, I gather that there is no time to be lost."