human
If he tries to get out while we are talking, he said,
gpt
I can break his skull with a touch of this.
human
Yes, Malipieri answered, puffing at his cigar.
gpt
There is no hurry. Keep your iron ready.
human
Yes, sir.
gpt
Have you got your pipe with you? asked Malipieri presently.
human
We must talk over this quietly.
gpt
Yes, sir. Will you hold the iron while I get a light? He might try to jump out, and he may have firearms. Thank you, sir.
human
I was thinking, sir, he said, as he threw away the wooden match,
gpt
There will be no trouble about that, Malipieri answered, speaking over the hole.
human
We can drop him down the overflow shaft in the passage.
gpt
Where do you think the shaft leads, sir?
human
To some old drain and then to the Tiber, of course. The body will be found in a week or two, jammed against the pier of some bridge, probably at the island of Saint Bartholomew.
gpt
Yes, sir. But the drain is dry now. The body will lie at the bottom of the shaft, where we drop it, and in a few days the cellars will be perfumed.