"So!" said Kalonymos, returning to his seat. "And here is the curious key," he added, taking it from a small leathern bag. "Bestow it carefully. I trust you are methodic and wary." He gave Deronda the monitory and slightly suspicious look with which age is apt to commit any object to the keeping of youth.

"So!" said Kalonymos. "Here is the key," he added, taking it from a small leathern bag. "Bestow it carefully. I trust you are methodical and wary." He gave Deronda the slightly suspicious look with which age is apt to commit any object to the keeping of youth.
