"Who do you represent?"
"Ford & Ford. Here is my passport to you," replied the stranger, handing Peter a typewritten sheet of paper signed by a member of that firm.
"Why, in the devil, didn't you make yourself known in the beginning?"
"Oh, I just wanted to lead you up to the question."
"What do they want?"
"They want the contract."
"Have they got the money?"
"They have."
"It will cost you—"
"We have the necessary amount."