Quotation from: The Arrow of Gold

Written by: Joseph Conrad

I explained that it was the Baron's wish, as a matter of prudence
and to avoid any possible trouble which might arise from enquiries
by the police.

He took it badly. "What nonsense." He was--he said--an employe
(for several years) of Hernandez Brothers in Paris, an importing
firm, and he was travelling on their business--as he could prove.
He dived into his side pocket and produced a handful of folded
papers of all sorts which he plunged back again instantly.