"If we could agree upon the terms."
"You need seek no further for your man, then," said the stranger, gulping down another glass.
"How is that?" asked Randall, pretending not to understand him fully.
"Because, you see before you one who is willing to undertake it."
"You?"
"And why not?"
"Certainly, there is no good reason."
"Now tell me about it."
"First, let us settle about the price to be paid."