"There's this about it.

It's all jolly well, but a fellow's got to think for himself, Dave, old man.

Now it doesn't matter a twopenny cuss to me about old Kitely--I don't care if he was scragged twice over--I've no doubt he deserved it.

But it'll matter a lot to M.& C.if they're found out.

I can touch that five hundred easy as winking--but--you take my meaning ?--I daresay M.& C.
'ud run to five thousand if I kept my tongue still.