An instant of silence, during which the two men eyed each other; then, Sweetwater, with an ironical smile directed towards the pistol lightly remarked:
"Mr. Challoner and other men at the hotel are acquainted with my purpose and await my return. I have come -- " here he cast a glowing look at the huge curtain cutting off the greater portion of the illy-lit interior -- "to offer you my services, Mr. Brotherson. I have no other motive for this intrusion than to be of use. I am deeply interested in your invention, to the development of which I have already lent some aid, and can bring to the test you propose a sympathetic help which you could hardly find in any other person living."
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