… "That's
the difficulty. If we could make ourselves known, people might hire us to
commit crimes for them."
… Look here,
Tommy, shall we really? Shall we form a business partnership?"
… a joint
venture! It struck me as such a romantic phrase to come across in the middle of
antiquated old figures. It's got an
Elizabethan flavour about it—makes one think of galleons and doubloons. A joint
venture!"
"Trading
under the name of the Young Adventurers, Ltd.? Is that your idea,
Tuppence?"
"It's all
very well to laugh, but I feel there might be something in it."
"How do you
propose to get in touch with your would-be employers?"
"Advertisement,"
replied Tuppence promptly. "Have you got a bit of paper and a pencil? Men
usually seem to have. Just like we have hairpins and powder-puffs."
Tommy handed
over a rather old green notebook, and Tuppence began writing busily.
"Shall we
begin: 'Young officer, twice wounded in the war—'"