“There is another bad feature, Mose.”
“Still another, eh? And what is that?”
“The cane was identified by Doctor Royal as belonging to you,” said Nick pointedly.
“That so?”
“He declared that he had seen you carrying it many times, and that gave Gerry the clue for which he was seeking. He said that you must be landed without delay. He may arrive here at any moment to arrest you.”
Still Flood neither moved nor changed.
“Let him come,” said he, with icy indifference.
“You’ll stand for it?”
“Yes.”
“You’ll not attempt to escape?”