'Anything--anything you wish,' said he.
Anything is a big word, and his use of it brought me for a moment to a stand.

'Why, what do you mean ?' I asked.

'Do you mean that you will blow the gaff on the whole business ?' He answered me Yes with eager asseverations.
'I know Monsieur de Saint-Yves is in it; it was through his papers we traced you,' I said.

'Do you consent to make a clean breast of the others ?' 'I do--I will!' he cried.

'The 'ole crew of 'em; there's good names among 'em.