"Well," said Mr. Wrenn, "I'll finish my story, and then we can talk over this new development more understandingly.  As I said, Deveaux claimed to have a half-right in the plans, and having no reason to doubt it, I told him to proceed, when he proposed to make an airplane for us from the designs and to head a crew for the _Clarion_ in this race around the world.  Now you will understand my position in the matter."