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What measures of success he had achieved. Burles undoubtedly owed to the zeal he had for his profession. The adventurous life was made for him; he delighted in the thing that possessed both finesse and danger.
That there was an element of danger here he had not concealed from himself. He was dealing with utterly unscrupulous people who were not likely to stick at anything. On the other hand, Lady Altamont's masked dance was likely to be fruitful in discoveries, and the risk had to be taken.