“Do you know what Farnsworth really thinks?”
“I’m interested,” replied Cranston. “So tell me.”
“Farnsworth thinks that he can outlast Ronjan,” declared Margo. “Farnsworth has to pay rent anyway, up at that de luxe apartment of his. But Ronjan can’t live forever at the Chateau Parkview; he’s staying there only while the treasure hunt is on. So Farnsworth thinks that Ronjan will have to come around begging sooner or later - and probably sooner.”
It pleased Margo when she saw that Cranston was responding with a nod. Getting Lamont to admit anything was quite a feather for Margo’s cap, except that she wasn’t wearing a cap and therefore couldn’t put feathers in it.
Cranston proved that when he countered:
“Do you know what I think?”
Margo shook her head.
“I think,” decided Cranston; “that it would be a lot of fun to take a ride on a merry-go-round. We’ll stop right here and try it.” He gestured to the driver indicating that he wanted the carriage to stop. “I’m sure it would clear our minds of a lot of problems, Margo.”
Right then, Margo Lane decided that she’d like to have her mind cleared of one specific problem, by name Lamont Cranston, whose idea of fun was something Margo didn’t think was funny.