And the police would be standing round smiling
like--"
"I can't imagine anything more unpleasant," said Meldon, "than being
grinned at by a policeman. All the same, I think it will be better not
to catch him in that ambuscade."
"And why not?" said Doyle.
"The fact is," said Meldon, "I'm thinking of dealing with the man myself,
and I'd rather he was left entirely in my hands for the present."
"Be damn!" said Doyle, "but I wouldn't ask better than just for yourself
to take in hand and hunt him out of the place altogether."
"It's you could do it," said Dr. O'Donoghue.
"It is," said Doyle. "Divil the better man at devising of ambuscades
ever I come across, and I've known some in my day that you might call
gladiators."
"I'm not precisely a professional gladiator," said Meldon modestly; "but
I've studied strategy a little in my time, and I rather think I'll get
the better of Mr. Simpkins. I suppose now you would not object to
attending his funeral?"
"I would not," said Doyle, "if so be there was no risk of my being hanged
for any share I might have in bringing the same about."
"There's not the least chance of that," said Meldon.
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