We were obliged to desert the valley at once, because we were getting so rich that the government officials became uneasy and warned us to go or be arrested.

So we consulted together and decided upon our little plot, which was so simple that it has worked perfectly.

We came to you with our sad story, and you thought we had reformed, and kindly adopted me as one of your party.

It was so easy that I almost laughed in your foolish faces.

But I didn't, for I can act.