Page 76 CHAPTER VII - THE SUSPICIOUS TRAMP-STEAMERin the face of it. Above each hole was a small
switch. By pressing over any of these switches he could speak through
the hole below, to the particular man at the other end to which
that switch was connected. Thus, by sitting in his sanctum, he
could speak to all his six chiefs without them either seeing him
or each other, or hearing what each other said. Oh yes ! it was
an excellent method of carrying out his enormous ramifications-he
could keep his fingers in every pie this way. And, moreover, it
was exceedingly useful for diplomatic reasons : it made it easy
for him to play off one against the other when it became necessary
to use such an artifice. |
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