"I'm satisfied," said Shand with a sidelong look at Jack. It appeared as if these two felt that the other was the only one to be feared.
Joe, suspicious of both, refused to commit himself.
"He's got to be satisfied," declared Big Jack indifferently.
Bela arrived with the sun and peeped in the window. Seeing them up and dressed, she came around to the door. In the meantime Husky had awakened, and Jack had told him what was planned.
It was almost too much for Husky. His objections and entreaties were unnoticed. Fully dressed but somewhat shaky, he was now sitting on the edge of his bed. Sam still slept in the corner.
From the character of the silence that greeted her, Bela instantly apprehended that something was in the wind.
"What for you get up so early?" she demanded.
"Bela, we got something to say to you," Big Jack began portentously.
"More talk?" asked Bela.
"This is serious."