“That's easy,” Guido said with a chuckle. “We'll take advantage of their own greed. If you can catch mice with cheese,”
“you can catch time-thieves with time - and that we've got plenty of.
For instance, Beppo and I could lie in wait while you sat here twiddling your thumbs.”
“When they took the bait, we'd jump out and overpower them.” “But they know me already,” Momo objected. “I don't think they'd fall for it.”
“All right,” said Guido, who was brimming over with bright ideas, “then we'll try something else.
Your man in gray mentioned something about a Timesaving Bank.”
“That means it's a building somewhere in town. All we have to do is find it,
and find it we will, because it's bound to be a very special-looking place.”
“I can see it now - gray, sinister and windowless, like a gigantic concrete safe. Once we find it, we'll walk straight in.”
“We'll all be armed with pistols, one in each hand. 'You!' I'll say. 'Hand over the time you've stolen, and make it snappy!' And they'll -”
“But we don't have any pistols,” Momo broke in, anxiously. Guido grandly dismissed this objection.
“Then we'll do it unarmed. That'll impress them even more. They'll panic at the very sight of us.”
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