"And suppose Keith is not put out of the way?" she began, her facile mind pouncing on the weakness of this statement. "Never mind," she interrupted herself. "I'll do it!" Her face had hardened again, "Can you depend on Sansome to go through with it?"
"Only if he's fairly drunk."
"Yes?"
"I'll attend to that. That is my job. You may not see me to-morrow; but go in the evening to call on her."
"It looks absolutely preposterous," she said at last, "but it may work.
And, if any part of it works, that'll be enough."
"Yes," said he.
They had both forgotten the money.
LXIX
As Morrell had surmised, Keith decided to pass on the news for what it was worth. The committee believed it, and was filled with consternation at the incredible folly of the projected show of armed force.
"This is not peace, but war," said Coleman, "which we are trying to avert!"