"That is why I am here." The captain nodded reflectively.
"Um--yes," he said.

"I see; I see.

Well, well; and you're figgerin' on bein' a lawyer here--in East Wellmouth ?" Mr.Kendrick nodded also.

"It may, and probably will be, pretty close figuring at first," he admitted, "but at least there will be no more ciphers in the sum than there were in my Manhattan calculations.
Honestly now, Captain Bangs, tell me--what do you think of the idea ?" The captain seemed rather dubious.
"Humph!" he grunted.

"Well, I don't know, John.