The chances of escape from an English prison must be small indeed." "Nevertheless there must always be chances," Desmond said.

"If you will take my advice you will at once go below, and conceal your money." "Where are we going to conceal it ?" O'Sullivan said.

"You may be sure that we shall be searched." "Well, you took my advice, in changing the silver in which you were paid into gold, though you lost pretty heavily by the transaction.

We did it to prevent lugging about a heavy bag of silver.

Now, it has its advantages.