[West Wind Drift by George Barr McCutcheon]@TWC D-Link bookWest Wind Drift CHAPTER X 9/26
We're all equal here.
A couple of million dollars, more or less, doesn't cut any ice on this little island.
What counts here is muscle and commonsense and a willingness to use both. "A little while ago I asked Mr.Landover how much money he has with him. He informed me that while it wasn't any of my business, he has about five hundred dollars in American money and a couple of hundred pesos besides, but that his letter of credit is still good for fifteen thousand.
Mr.Nicklestick has about five hundred dollars in money, and so has Mr.Block and one or two others.
They've all got letters of credit, express checks, and so forth, and I suppose there is a wheelbarrow full of jewellery on board this ship.
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