"I must make it up," he said, "and I can do it as well now as a week later, I suppose.

Wherever I go there will be a risk, a big risk.
Captain Bangs, I'll take that risk here.

If you are willing to let me have that office of yours for six months at the figure you have named--and I think you are crazy to do it--I will send for my trunk and my furniture and begin to--look out of the window." Captain Obed was delighted.

"Shake, John," he exclaimed.

"I'm tickled to death.