Captain O'Connor gave her his word that her name should not be mentioned.

At the same time I have no doubt he will claim for her the hundred pounds reward that was offered; and if he obtains it he will send it to you, so that nobody will be any the wiser." "I should not like to take informer's money," Denis said.
"Not in ordinary cases," Ralph replied.

"But you see she spoke out, not for the sake of money, but to get you out of their hands.

And considering how much mischief those fellows have done, and how much more they would have done had we not laid hands on them, it is a very different case from that of an ordinary informer.

None of your neighbors will know that she has had anything to do with the capture of these men, therefore no one will be any the wiser, and no doubt a hundred pounds will be very useful to you.