Lumley spoke again after a moment
"You might go after that wagon when we get to water, partner. What do you think of that plan, eh?"
"I think it's the best plan."
"And you could take the money with you, couldn't you? I suppose you wouldn't leave it with me?"
"I had better take it," Gray answered heavily.
Lumley darted a suspicious glance at him.
"You're down in the mouth, ain't you, partner? You'd better be advised by me." He stopped the horse. "Come, mate, let's strike a bargain. Share and share alike. Half of it's a pretty pile for any cove. And who'd be the wiser or the worse for it? You go off to England and live like the gentleman you are. I'll not blow on you, and nobody else knows a word about it. Come, there's a fair offer; and I mean it, mind you."
Gray looked steadily up at him.
"It's no good, Lumley; nothing you could say would tempt me. You're wasting your words."
A sulky frown settled on Lumley's face. He jerked on the horse.