"Has Wolf talked about his future plans?" the manager asked.
Kit said Wolf had not, and Don Ramon resumed:
"You see, the charter does not run long, and Mossamedes is an expensive boat for the Morocco trade."
Kit had thought this and was bothered about something else. He wondered whether Don Ramon knew about the cartridges. In a way, perhaps, the thing was not important, since the quantity was small, but Kit thought Don Ramon ought to know. Yet so long as he took Wolf's pay he was Wolf's man.
"Before you sailed on your last voyage I sent you a message," Olivia resumed.
"I got the message. You were very kind."
"But this was all. You thought I exaggerated?"
"No," said Kit. "You stated Wolf meant to use Captain Revillon. Well, I thought I saw his object."
"You mean, Wolf meant to cheat him?"
"In a way perhaps——" Kit agreed and stopped.