What did he want to upset the woman for?
But she mustn't be allowed, for her own good, to carry on so till she got quite beside herself.
"Look here! You can't sit like this in the shop," he said with affected severity, in which there was some real annoyance; for urgent practical matters must be talked over if they had to sit up all night.

"Somebody might come in at any minute," he added, and waited again.

No effect was produced, and the idea of the finality of death occurred to Mr Verloc during the pause.

He changed his tone.

"Come.