"Yes," said Balkis, "you can depend upon me."
Her eyes were fixed on Fairy Fan with a vindictive expression, and her words bore a different meaning to what Berry gave them. He quite believed that Balkis was on his side, and went on in triumph.
"There are men in the pay of Balkis who would knife you as soon as I chose. Take care, Jarman, I am not to be trifled with. I mean to get that money."
"Forty thousand a-year," put Tamaroo; and Fan's eyes sparkled.
"So much as that?" she said, clasping her hands.
"Yes," said Frank. "I don't suppose I'll spend half of it."
"You!" cried the Captain, with a howl of derision. "You won't spend it. You hang and the money goes to Denham."
"Supposing it does," said Eustace, suddenly--"suppose your clever plot comes to a successful conclusion, how are you going to get the money from Denham?"
"He'll do anything I wish him to do."
"Oh no, he won't. You disgusted him by asking that he should play the spy on Lancaster. He came down to me, and, in conjunction with Tamaroo, I have opened his eyes to your rascality. Denham is on the side of Lancaster, and your plot to coerce him has failed."