"No one suspects anything?"
"I hope not, master!... Gods and little fishes, if anyone suspected!"
The visitor's voice grew harsh, imperious.
"Enough," said he. "We have no time to lose!"
"How? No time...."
"That's it! We must set to work...."
"Work?... Now?... This very night?... Oh, master, surely not!"
"Don't I? Do you imagine that I arranged a meeting only for the pleasure of talking to you?... Come on, now!... March!"
"What are we to do?"
A moment's silence.