Then, as if not giving any thought to the consequences, he lowered his hands and sank back again into his chair. He went on. "Now, be a sensible chap and put down that gun."
Royne hesitated just a moment, and then, with a deep sigh, he lowered the gun and propped it up against the wall. It seemed that all his energy was spent.
"No, not like that!" exclaimed Larose sharply, but in quite matter-of-fact tones. "It may fall and go off! You've not even put down the trigger!" and rising from his chair, without the slightest appearance of haste, he walked over and picked up the gun. He uncocked it and put it on the table. "Have you got an automatic on you?" he asked, as if he were putting the most ordinary question.
Royne shook his head. "No, I'm not a gun-man," he replied. He smiled weakly. "
