`Doyouknowhowmuchmoneythereisinthatthing?’heasked,asifaddressingslowlysomehob—goblinsittingbetweentheearsofthehorse。
`No,’saidMrsVerloc。`Hegaveittome。Ididn’tcount。Ithoughtnothingofitatthetime。Afterwards——’
Shemovedherrighthandalittle。Itwassoexpressivethatlittlemovementofthatrighthandwhichhadstruckthedeadlyblowintoaman’sheartlessthananhourbeforethatOssiponcouldnotrepressashudder。
Heexaggerateditthenpurposely,andmuttered:
`Iamcold。Igotchilledthrough。’