Nearly midnight
What with the secret-service operatives and the agents of the Department of Justice on the watch for Karlov -- who would recognize his limitations of mobility -- it was reasonable to assume that the Bolshevik would be only too glad to dicker secretly for the disposal of the stones . Now to work . Cutty looked at his watch . Nearly midnight . Rather late , but he knew all the tricks of this particular kind of game . If the advertisement appeared isolated , all the better . The real job would be to hide his identity .