She shook her head. She said: "I'm not trying to tell you anything. I'm telling you that it's going to be a very hard job."
Foden said: "No, it isn't. You listen to me. You said just now that I'd have to give them the information first. Well, I wouldn't. I'll tell you why. The information I've got is rather peculiar. It's divided into four parts. Each part—if you understand me—is dependent on the part before it. All I have to do is to tell 'em part one. That tells 'em that I know parts two, three and four, and they don't know. All right. If they want to know they've got to pay."
She said: "I see. It's like that, is it?"
"That's right," said Foden, "it's like that. And another thing," he went on, "they're not going to bluff me with threats. You've got to realise, Zilla, that on two separ
