He was expecting a question from Mr.Screw.At last it came.
"Mr.Barker," said Screw, fixing his brass-headed eyes intently on his companion--for Mr.Screw was no fool--"Mr.Barker, you brought this man over here, and you know him better than any one else.

Now, what I want to know is this.

He may be the right man, after all.

What we are going to do is entirely precautionary.

Do you want to appear or not ?" Barker had not expected the question to be put so directly, but he was perfectly prepared for it.
"I am sure I do not care," he said, with a fine indifference.