"It seems to me this whole procession's crazy! The best we've got with us is a gang of professional thieves.
"The farther we go the more we load up with sure-fire traitors.
First Ayisha; she'd cut throats at so much per.

Her four men, who'd change sides once an hour if they were made afraid that often.

Now this Yussuf--a professional spy, whose habit you say is to betray both sides." "Pretty good outfit, I'll tell the world," he answered.
"Good for what ?" "You got cold feet ?" "I've got cold judgment.

We're crazy.

We haven't a chance in a million of getting the best of an outlaw with two hundred men." "We can try, can't we ?" "Yes, and die, can't we!" "Well--we might do worse.