"Well--we steal the boat and you pay for it afterward.

The owner will think you are crazy, and if the Germans ever discover it they will take the money away from him by some legal process.

But go on!" "We've plenty of money," said Will, "so there's no need to worry about too many supplies to begin with.

But we'll need scant rations for ourselves and all our men until we reach some place where more are to be bought.

And we've got to get them on board the dhow secretly.