"What do you propose to do?"
"Take it, tonight--myself."
"You----!"
Max Liederman shook his massive shoulders and tapped her with a kind of elephantine playfulness upon the hands.
"Did you ever know me to make a boast that I couldn't fulfill?" Then in a hoarse whisper. "I'm going to break into the vault."
"You are prepared?"
"Yes. I've been prepared for a long time. I always believe in being ready for emergencies."
"Do you need my help----"
"Your society, chère Zoya, let us say----"
"When will you do this?"