“Undoubtedly.�
“Does my company, my presence here with you, mean nothing to you?�
“It means much to me, madam, since I must remain here. But why must I? What is the real object of all this?�
“You have not guessed?�
“I have made only the one guess that was my first impression—that it was another form of demanding the two million dollars that Red Mike sought to get out of me not so very long ago.â€�
She bent toward him and smiled into his eyes again.
“No mention has been made to you of such a subject, I believe?�
“No. I have been waiting for it.�
“You believe, then, that I will make the demand?�
“Yes, Mrs. Babbington.�