"It's quiet now and he's looking at the back again.
"Hush, don't move, he's carefully feeling again.
"It's under the blotter now; somebody at the other table got up to get a drink. There's no one at his table but himself.
"Hush now, he's making a close examination to see how well its sealed.
"Hush now, for God's sake don't move; he's trying to open it with his knife.
"Hush, hush, hush, he'll have it opened in an instant.
"Its open now, and he's looking at the letter envelope very closely.
"There, d——n it, some fellow has moved again and he's shoved it under the blotter.
"Hush, hush, don't stir; he's feeling of the letter again.
"Hush, don't breathe, he's trying to raise the flap of the envelope; it comes up hard; don't move."