“What did you do with him? I’ve kept my lips closed.”
“Closed or open it’s all one to me. Say what you like to whom you like. But get away from here.”
“I want to serve you, Burgwan. You can pay. Not only about him, but about that, too;” and he pointed to the letter.
“What the devil do you mean?”
“I was a long time gone, wasn’t I?”
“Well?” His manner and tone were full of suggestion.
“I can serve you. I can help you to get those three thousand gulden!”
“Three thousand gulden!” I exclaimed, utterly at a loss for his meaning.
“Yes, the three thousand waiting to be paid at Maglai.”
Then I understood and burst into a laugh.