[hereheaddressesagentlemanonshore,]“butyouhavetheairofanhonestman。Willyouconferuponmethefavoroftakingchargeofthispocket-bookIknowIcantrustyouandofadvertisingit?
Thenotes,yousee,amounttoaveryconsiderablesum。Theownerwill,nodoubt,insistuponrewardingyouforyourtrouble-
“Me!no,you!itwasyouwhofoundthebook。”
“Well,ifyoumusthaveitsoIwilltakeasmallrewardjusttosatisfyyourscruples。Letmeseewhythesenotesareallhundreds-blessmysoul!ahundredistoomuchtotakefiftywouldbequiteenough,Iamsure-
“Castoffthere!”saysthecaptain。