Manuel listened to her with much attention.
“Not as ours are strengthened,” he said. “Chavez and Bazan must stir at this. I have the confession and all the evidence. The Reds suspect nothing. We shall have a coup de théâtre in only five hours. This magazine shall explode under their feet.”
“I wonder,” Carlotta said. “General Chavez may think the time inopportune.”
“Inopportune? When the Reds are declaiming about a White conspiracy?”
“If not inopportune, he may find some other excuse for not acting.”
“He must act upon this.”
“He is a very indolent man.”
“If he will not act, we will find who will. I see three here to start with; no, four, for I am sure that Mr. Ridden will be with us.”
“Rather, if you’ll have me, sir,” Hi said.
“It will begin your stay here well, to help in the downfall of a Dictator.”