The admiral had a new plan every five minutes.
He would do this, or he would do that; and Fitzgerald would shake his head, or Breitmann would point out the feasibility of the plan.

Above all, he urged, there must be no publicity (with a flash toward Fitzgerald); the world must know nothing till the treasure was in their hands.

Otherwise, there would surely be piracy on the high-seas.

Two million francs was a prize, even in these days.

There were plenty of men and plenty of tramp ships.