Chapter 18
WHAT THE PACKET CONTAINED"But," said Jane, "I can't understand it yet. How did you, a
British officer, happen to be living with old Otto Hoff? How did
you ever get him to trust you with his terrible secrets?"
Captain Seymour chortled gleefully. Now that he was arrayed in
proper British clothes, once more comfortable in the uniform of his
regiment and had his monocle in place and was with Jane again,
everything looked radiantly different. Even his speech no longer
retained its international quality but now was tinctured with
London mannerisms.
"Oh, I say," he replied, "that was a ripping joke on the bally
Dutchmen."
Jane eyed him uncertainly. He seemed almost like a stranger to
her in this unfamiliar guise, though for hours she had been eagerly
looking forward to hi
