'Yes, yes; I have that'
'Then take him to the floor up above.'
'Floor up above. Yes, yes; I have that too.'
'Where you will find some valuable furs brought in only yesterday.'
'Only yesterday, furs; valuable furs. Yes; go on.'
'You can carry enough away on your arm to make you rich for a year. Got it?'
Spolikoff nodded vigorously, and gave expression to some guttural words of approval.
'Now?' he asked. 'You watch here?'
'Yes,' said David, 'Go at once; no need to hurry back.'
His hand was shaking ever so little as he took the Russian by the sleeve and urged him towards the stairs; for the feeble light above the place had suddenly shown him another figure. The man was descending the stairs, and was almost at the bottom. David could see that a bundle was suspended over his back. It was Ovanovitch without doubt, descending now that his task was completed.