No; he made it clear to me. Two [pg 124] years in jail is the minimum, and if I don't make up my mind by ten o'clock
[VASILI looks at his watch]
to do what he wants me to do—
VASILI
What does he want you to do?
PIKE
The young lady's father trusted me to look after her, and if I won't promise to let her pay seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars for that—well, you've seen it around here, haven't you—
VASILI
I have observed it—that is, if you refer to the son of Lord Hawcastle.
PIKE