Chapter 8

Bernard smiled. His smile was not engaging. "Do you know that I have only to go to the police and tell them about you to have you arrested? Do you know what a Swiss prison is like?" "No, I've often wondered lately. Do you?" "Yes, and you wouldn't much like it." One of the things that had bothered Ashenden was the possibility that he would be arrested before he finished his play. He disliked the notion of leaving it half done for an indefinite period. He did not know whether he would be treated as a political p…