“Well, what do you say to getting these two to-night and leaving the second-rate stuff till to-morrow?”
Adolph nodded.
“We’d better take Mrs. Knumf along with us.”
He rang a bell. Presently a male servant entered.
“Tell Mrs. Knumf I want her. She must put on her outdoor things,” said Adolph.
He dismissed the man with a motion of his flawless hand.
“Another drink,” suggested Tansy.
“I’ve had enough.”
“Share a bottle of champagne with me; this is a night of nights. Besides, we want priming. Those Cruchot girls will require a hell of a lot of managing. You see! If the elder one suspects anything, she’ll fight like a demon.”
He opened a bottle of champagne and filled two glasses. They drank. Tansy sat leering and perspiring. Soon the door opened and in walked a woman of incredible and revolting respectability. She was dressed in black.