It's asking a lot for me to change the business of my ship to suit you." "But not too much." The conversation was carried on in an ordinary tone.

Neither raised his voice a particle.

Nobody took any notice.

His own comrades, engrossed in lively talk, seemed to have forgotten Robert for the moment, and he felt that he was master of the situation.

Certainly the slaver would be more uncomfortable than he.
"I was wondering," he said, "how long you mean to stay in Albany." "It's a pleasant town," said the man, "as I have cause to know since I've been here before.