Or I'll pay you a fixed sum for the letters and any clues you can supply." "After you have read the letters ?" "Certainly.

You can't expect me to make a plunge of this kind in the dark.

Anyhow, if you decide on the first plan, you will be a partner and have some control.

It's plain that you will benefit by my experience." For a few moments Agatha was tempted to agree.

She needed help and could not begin the search for some time, while a man who knew all about mining could undertake it with a better chance of success.