"You can't mean that you dream of going down to the museum to-night!"
"Of course I do."
"But it's madness!"
"On the contrary, to-night is the one night when there ought to be no risk at all."
"After what happened last night?"
"Because of what happened last night. Do you imagine Mr. Baxter will dare to stir from his bed after that? If ever there was a chance of getting this thing finished, it will be to-night."
"You're quite right. I never looked at it in that way. Baxter wouldn't risk a second disaster. I'll certainly make a success of it this time."
Joan raised her eyebrows.
"I don't quite understand you, Mr. Marson. Do you propose to try to get the scarab to-night?"
"Yes. It will be as easy as—"