A rather tidy sum, hey ?" I grasped the idea swiftly enough, and it cleared up some of the shadow of mystery.

But the situation was rendered no more pleasant for us.
"Then you are not sailing for New Orleans ?" "Not until my hold is empty.

We cleared from there, light, three weeks ago." "You mean to retain the lady on board ?" "Unless she prefers to jump overboard." "And what have I to do with all this?
You said you had use for me--what use ?".