“But why shuffle? The very fact you are here shows that you are here to comply.”
“I am to have the original confession for that payment?”
“Yes.”
“Must I trust to your honor to get it?”
“Show me the money and I will show you the document.”
“Very well.”
“Understand,” said the Brown Robin. “I am well guarded. I can defend myself with this.”
She displayed a revolver.
“I stand on a push-button,” she went on, “and the slightest pressure will summon to my aid, if you attempt any tricks, those who will defend me.”
“Very good!”