"'Pon my word, Vayne, I don't know," answered Calamity.
"Then you——"
"Oh, as usual, I took risks."
"H'm," grunted the lawyer, and added, after a pause, "when will you be ready to sail?"
"A fortnight or three weeks from now. I want to make sure that all my officers receive their proper share of the profits."
"Very well. I shall see you to-morrow, I suppose?"
"Yes, I shall be here," answered Calamity, shaking hands.
The lawyer had scarcely gone when a native servant entered and stated that a gentleman had called to see Captain Calamity.
"What is his name?"
"Abott, master."