“That you send him back the silver so that he gets it at nine o’clock to-night.”
“Why that particular time?”
“You will see afterward.”
Gorse was silent a minute, and then said:
“I laid out good money on that stuff.”
“Hang on to it, then, if you wish!”
“I don’t want to do so at any risk.”
“Then send it back!”
“I will do so.”
“So that he will receive it at the time I mentioned?”