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           "ι"Thenmaybeyouremembersomethingqueeraboutit?"

           "ι"Whatwasthat,then?"

           "ι"I’dhadnearlyaquarterofamillion,hadn‘tI?"

           "ι"Soitwassaid."

           "ι"Butnonewasrecovered,eh?"

           "ι"No."

           "ι"Well,whered’yesupposethebalanceis?"heasked.

           "ι"Ihavenoidea,"saidI.

           "ι"Rightbetweenmyfingerandthumb,"hecried."ByGod!I’vegotmarepoundstomynamethanyou’vehairsonyourhead.Andifyou’vemoney,myson,andknowhowtohandleitandspreadit,youcandoanything.Now,youdon’tthinkitlikelythatamanwhocoulddoanythingisgoingtowearhisbreechesoutsittinginthestinkingholdofarat-guttedbeetle-ridden,mouldyoldcoffinofaChinChinacoaster.No,sir,suchamanwilllookafterhimselfandwilllookafterhischums.Youmaylaytothat!Youholdontohim,andyoumaykisstheBookthathe’llhaulyouthrough."

           "‘Thatwashisstyleoftalk,andatfirstIthoughtitmeantnothing;butafterawhile,whenhehadtestedmeandswornmeinwithallpossiblesolemnity,heletmeunderstandthattherereallywasaplottogaincommandofthevessel.Adozenoftheprisonershadhatcheditbeforetheycameaboard,Prendergastwastheleader,andhismoneywasthemotivepower.

           "ι"I’dapartner,"saidhe,"araregoodman,astrueasastocktoabarrel.