“Besides, it might be a bit in the way,” Shannon pointedly added. “It’s easier to get into an open car. This trick has got to be turned on the jump, mind you.”
“I know that, Jim, all right, and you can bet I’ll do my part.”
“Have I made it perfectly plain to you?”
“As plain as twice two.”
“The signal——”
“There’s no need to repeat it, Jim,” Toby protested, interrupting, much to Patsy’s disappointment. “I’ve got the whole business down pat, so far as my part in the job goes. You may tell his nibs he may bank on that.”
“The hour——”
“I know,” Monk again cut in impatiently. “You need never repeat an order that he sends me. There’s too much coming, Jim, for me to go lame.”
“I’ll be off, then, Toby, and tell him I found you,” said Shannon, rising abruptly. “He’ll be waiting for me by this time.”
“Go ahead, then, and I’ll see you later.”