“I asked him:
“‘Will you not give us more?’
“He said:
“‘I will give you any quantity of dry goods or any sum of money, and bring it to any place that you pitch upon, so that you may get it.’
“Mr. Paulding answered:
“‘No, if you would give us ten thousand guineas, you should not stir one step.’
“I then asked the person who called himself John Anderson:
“‘If it lay in your power, would you not get away?’
“He answered:
“‘Yes, I would.’