Chapter 17

“I must learn the tune,” I said. “For if you’ll allow me I should very much like to join you in whatever is coming.” They all stared at me, and then, a little doubtfully, at one another. “Of course,” I said stiffly, “if you’d prefer I didn’t.” “It isn’t that,” interrupted Drummond. “Look here, Dixon, if you’re going to come in on this thing, you’d better be under no delusions. You got a taste last night of the sort of people we’re going to be up against. And believe you me that’s nothing to what we shall strike. I …