‘He is.’
‘And think you we may depend upon his secrecy?’
‘There is no fear of that!’
‘Did you not bind him by an oath?’
‘There was no necessity for that! Kitson’s word is his bond.’
‘And did you make him acquainted with the particulars?’
‘I was compelled to, to enable him to be more upon his guard.’
‘Ay, true! And you mentioned the reward?’
‘It is not so much as I anticipated.’
‘What is it?’