"But he will have my money."
"Of course he will. We will catch him with the stolen property in his possession."
"But it isn't safe for him to have it."
"It won't be safe for him, I'm thinking," said Anak, dryly. "Don't you see if we reveal ourselves now he will blow out the candle and remain where he is, and we can't catch him in the dark. Ten to one he'll get off with the money."
Tarbox saw that the giant was right. In spite of his agitation, he couldn't help remarking that Anak spoke English with remarkable ease—for a Norwegian, and he said so.
Anak laughed.
"Oh well," he said, "it's a good while since I was in Norway."
"Don't speak so loud, you two," said Charlie Davis, whose eye was glued to the crevice. "He'll hear you."
"The boy is right," said Anak.