`What's the figure ?' `L750,' says he." "Liar!" growled the captain, wheeling round.

"It wasn't half that." "They're bound to make something out of it--always happens.

Well, as you'd told me you'd got the pickings of a cool half million, I felt I couldn't go wrong in covering you.

So I came down with five hundred of needful.

Got them to promise to let the rest stand till I had done myself the pleasure of a run over here just to remind you that they have you on their mind.