"True, but you might make a living more honestly."
"By helping us, for instance," added Tom.
"By helping you?"
"Yes, by helping us," resumed Dick.
"I must say, lads, I don't quite understand you." The captain looked at them sharply, as if anxious for either to proceed.
"Let us review the situation," continued the eldest of the Rovers. "In the first place, we take it that you have been hired by the Baxters to do a certain thing."
"Granted."
"The Baxters have promised to pay you for your work and for the use of your vessel."
"Granted again."
"You are running on dangerous ground, and if you get tripped up it means a long term of imprisonment."