“Then you will undertake the job?”

“For a consideration—yes.”

“Oh, I don’t expect you to do it for nothing. I will pay you liberally. But, remember, there must be no failure.”

“I’ll do my best.”

“Your best!”

“That’s what I said,” retorted Brockey.

“You must not fail.”

“There is a chance that I may.”

“You must not.”

“See here, Darwin, that cove is one of the worst terrors in the business.”