"Not if I kept the gang in harness. 'Twouldn't pay to let the team-work slide. Costs too much in time and trouble to break 'em in again."
"Then—eh—will you go and dig for me elsewhere?"
"On what terms?"
"The same terms."
"You pay all expenses and—what am I to dig for?"
"Gold!"
"Do I get my percentage of the gross of all gold won?"
"Yes. But because this is a certainty and—eh—I pay all expenses—eh— of course, in—eh—return for secrecy you—eh—should be well paid, but— eh—a certain stated sum should be sufficient, or a much smaller percentage."
"Suppose we get down to figures?" Dick suggested.
"Fifty thousand rupees, or one per cent."