"Then you are quite dry?"
"Not quite."
"You have had missions?"
"I have one at this moment."
"Well paid?"
"Decently."
"Would there be any harm in asking how much?"
"Not at all; I have received twenty-five ounces."
"Cristo! that is a nice sum. The mission must be a dangerous one to be paid so highly."
"It is not without peril."