In the second place we have determined that the name of whoever stops shall be borne on the ship books of all three vessels to the end of their cruise, so that there would be a good bit of money coming even if only one out of the three ships gets back, and enough to set you up for life if all three get back safely.

Of course you may have a spell of imprisonment; but it is likely that one at least of the ships may be caught going out to-night, and if it happened to be ours you would get the prison without the prize-money." "That is so," Jacques agreed.

"If you give me half an hour to think it over I will give you an answer.

It's come upon me sudden-like.

I will talk it over with the boy.