- Lord Richard Hastings: Another poor devil at the mercy of Chauvelin.
- Sir Andrew Ffoulkes: Are we going to help him?
- Sir Percy Blakeney: It's rather an odd story. I'd give a great deal to know how he got out of France.
- Lord Richard Hastings: If we don't do something, he'll have to go back again.
- Sir Andrew Ffoulkes: We can't abandon that pretty daughter of his.
- Sir Percy Blakeney: [Changing the subject quickly when someone walks too close to them] Ah, Sir Robert, Madame de Cola seems in exceeding powerful voice tonight! Really, Andrew, I think I shall have to go back to Blakeney Towers and rusticate in the country for a few months. Even birdsong is preferable to this caterwauling.
- Sir Andrew Ffoulkes: The Daydream is ready at Dover.
- Sir Percy Blakeney: Then we better sail on the tide tomorrow.