“Let me understand, then. He is willing to pay for the extra time the voyage will be prolonged in order to make this side trip?”
“Yes, captain.”
“I think it will be a wildgoose chase, for my part,” remarked the captain, slowly.
“Perhaps so, but Mr. Saunders seems willing to take the risk.”
“Well, he is certainly able to do so. He is a very rich man.”
“Have you any idea how rich?” asked Guy, with natural curiosity.
“I have heard it conjectured that he is worth a million pounds.”
“That is five million dollars.”
“Yes.”
“That is a great deal of money.”