Anyhow, I'm much obliged to you." He held out a grubby paw and shook the now very much embarrassed Derrick by the hand.
"Of course, I'm going to raise your screw.

We'll say, double it, and no palaver." Derrick expressed his thanks, but Mr.Bloxford waved him away.
"As for that pig Jackman, we'll fire him out, of course." Derrick pleaded for the man, and Bloxford yielded, but with a shrug of the shoulders and a dissenting shake of the head.
"All right," he said, grudgingly.

"It's up to you, of course.

But don't you forget what I told you when you and he had a shindy on board.

He's the kind of man who'll wait and lay for you when he gets a chance." Derrick laughed easily as he proceeded to count the money.
They drew good audiences for the whole of their stay, and then prepared to move on.