Pearson, however, lied, as usual, when he spoke of L13,000.
The amount is not quite L7,000." The Admiral claped his hands.

"I knew we should weather it after all! Hurrah my boy! Hip, hip, hip, hurrah!" Harold gazed at him in surprise, while the old seaman waved his arm above his head and bellowed out three stentorian cheers.

"Where am I to get seven thousand pounds from, dad ?" he asked.
"Never mind.

You spin your yarn." "Well, they were very good and very kind, but of course they must have either their money or their money's worth.

They passed a vote of sympathy with me, and agreed to wait ten days before they took any proceedings.