I'd rather lose my money than do that." "It's nothing but a form, Wilton.

Between you and me, it's only a bugbear, intended to work upon the nerves and the imagination.

Of course we shouldn't help any fellow overboard; no one would dare to do any such thing." "I don't like the sound of the thing." "If you really mean to expose the secrets which are intrusted to you, I advise you not to join." "I don't mean any such thing," added Wilton, indignantly.
"If you didn't, you wouldn't be afraid of the penalty." "Toggle me, then; and see what I mean." "I don't want you to go in if you don't believe in it." "But I do believe in it; so go ahead." Shuffles pronounced the ridiculous obligation again, and Wilton repeated it after him.
"Now you are toggled," said the leader.
"What are we going to do ?" "Bring in the rest of our fellows; that is the first job.

In my opinion we can get over fifty of them now." "I don't know about that," answered Wilton, doubtfully.
"I'm very sure we can.

If we get enough to take the ship, we can have all the rest as soon as we have done the job." "Take the ship!" exclaimed Wilton, appalled at the idea.
"That's what we mean." "I don't believe you can do it," replied the doubtful "link in the Chain." "It's the easiest thing in the world.