‘At any rate, I have made up my mind to run the chance of it.’
‘Well, of course, you are at liberty to do as you think proper,’ observed the captain; ‘but if you succeed in getting this youngster in our power, where do you think of placing him?’
‘Know you of any person that can be trusted with him?’
‘I do.’
‘And does he reside far from this place?’
‘Close upon the spot.’
‘Is the place obscure?’
‘It is little frequented.’
‘And who is he?’
‘One of my gang; you may depend upon him.’