"What's the matter? Haven't you had chance enough to study those diagrams?"
"I know them by heart. Nevertheless, you have forgotten one essential of my equipment."
"What's that? A jimmy?"
"I seldom use one, certainly shall have no use for one tonight."
"Don't see how you expect to get into the library without something of the sort."
"O you of little faith!" Lanyard laughed softly. "That is a matter for my skill."
"Well! maybe you do know your business best. But considering you don't use tools or soup on a box, damned if I see what else it can be you miss."
"A pistol, monsieur."
Distaste for the suggestion was evidenced by a delay which prefaced the response: "Thought you didn't go in for that sort of thing."
"What sort of a thing?"