Bannon looked at his watch.
"Is that all he wants?"
Max, in his excitement, did not catch the sarcasm in the question.
"That's all he said, but it's enough. We can't do it."
Bannon closed his watch with a snap.
"No," he said, "and we won't throw away any good time trying. You'd better round up the committee that's supposed to run this lodge and send them here. That young Murphy's one of them—he can put you straight. Bring Pete back with you, and the new man, James."
Max lingered, with a look of awe and admiration.
"Are you going to stand out, Mr. Bannon?" he asked.
Bannon dropped his feet to the floor, and turned toward the table.
"Yes," he said. "We're going to stand out."