"What for?"
Naball fixed his keen eyes on the bloated face of the other.
"To get a warrant for your arrest."
"You can't do that."
"Can't I--you'll see."
"No; wait a bit," said Villiers in alarm; "I can easily prove myself innocent."
"Indeed; then you'd better do so now, before a warrant is out for your arrest."
"You won't give me any money?"
"Not a cent--it's not a question of money with you, but life or death."
Villiers deliberated for a moment, and then apparently made up his mind.