"Still I should have figured he could have got it out of Carnaby." "I believe he intends to." Hallam smiled unpleasantly.

"Now I begin to understand you," he said.
"You lost a good many dollars over the Peveril." "I think that is beside the question," said Deringham.
Hallam regarded his companion steadily.

"Well, I don't know, but we needn't argue.

You don't want him to get those dollars out of Carnaby ?" "And you don't want him to find the silver." Hallam laughed.

"That's quite right," said he.