\" he went on, smiling. \"And the family won't be back for three months.\"
Mephisto drew the gun he had kept all this time and coolly reloaded it.
\"Put it up!\" said Mr. Punch sharply. \"We'll do this quietly.\"
Mme. Storey affected to laugh with quiet amusement.
\"Look in the back room,\" she said.
All five heads turned as one. She touched my hand, and we melted noiselessly into the darkness behind us.
VI
We had only one second's respite,
\" he went on, smiling. \"And the family won't be back for three months.\"
Mephisto drew the gun he had kept all this time and coolly reloaded it.
\"Put it up!\" said Mr. Punch sharply. \"We'll do this quietly.\"
Mme. Storey affected to laugh with quiet amusement.
\"Look in the back room,\" she said.
All five heads turned as one. She touched my hand, and we melted noiselessly into the darkness behind us.
VI
We had only one second's respite,
