"There's only one thing to be done. You must be the first in line."
Elijah took a few quick turns then came to a sudden halt before Helen.
"That's impossible. The line's a mile long now." He laughed uneasily over the exaggeration.
"Then we are out of it, after all."
Elijah hesitated.
"Not necessarily."
Helen leaped to the point of Elijah's meaning.
"You can't do that. You mustn't!"
"Why not? It's our money."
"You know why not." Helen spoke sharply.