Section 42Peter had an appointment to meet Nell on a street corner ateleven o’clock that same night, and when she stepped off thestreet-car, Peter saw that she was carrying a suit-case. “Didyou get your job done?” she asked quickly, and when Peteranswered in the affirmative, she added: “Here’s yourbomb!”
Peter’s jaw fell. He looked so frightened that shehastened to reassure him. It wouldn’t go off; it was only themakings of a bomb, three sticks of dynamite and some fuses and partof a clock. The dynamite was wrapped carefully, and there was nochance of its exploding—if he didn’t drop it! But Peterwasn’t much consoled. He had had no idea that Nell would goso far, or that he would actually have to handle dynamite. Hewondered where and how she had got it, and wished to God he was outof this t
