"Well," said Strawbridge, at last, "how will I get the money?"
"Where?"
"Here."
"Impossible, señor."
Strawbridge was getting on edge. He laughed nervously.
"You seem to know more about ... er ... certain conditions in this country than I do. What would you suggest?"
The black cocked his head a little to one side.
"Seño', did you know that the Orinoco River and the Amazon connect with each other up about the Rio Negro?"
"I think I've heard it. Didn't some fellow go through there studying orchids, or something? A man was telling me something about that in Trinidad."