"Society," mused Jadiver. "I always did think it was better to rob the rich ... like Robin Hood."
"Sure," Burlingame said.
Jadiver tilted the glass. "Especially since the poor don't have much money."
"That has something to do with it," Burlingame cheerfully agreed.
Cobber broke in. He was a little gnarled man, older than the others. "A point, Jadiver. The poor don't have much money, but there's so many more of them. You can actually be more successful robbing them. But you have to keep at it every day in the year, and then you don't call it robbery; you say you're governing them."
"Don't have that kind of stamina," said Burlingame.
"A good point, Cobber." Jadiver leaned on the table. "I don't want specific information, but how can you make robbery pay off these days?"
Burlingame looked at him astutely. "Considering it yourself?"
Jadiver shook his head. "Intellectual curiosity. I'm doing all right in my own line."