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? ? ? ? "I don't see why you should get hold of me," he said. "If you had captured Mr. Pettigrew himself you would stand a better chance of making it pay."

? ? ? ? "There is no chance of capturing Pettigrew. If there were we would prefer him to you. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

? ? ? ? "How much ransom do you propose to ask?"

? ? ? ? This Rodney said, thinking that if it were a thousand dollars he might be able to make it good to his friend Jefferson. But he was destined to be disappointed.

? ? ? ? "Five thousand dollars," answered the chief speaker.

? ? ? ? "Five thousand dollars!" ejaculated Rodney in dismay. "Five thousand dollars for a boy like me!"

? ? ? ? "That is the sum we want."

? ? ? ? "If it were one thousand I think you might get it."

? ? ? ? "One thousand!" repeated the other scornfully. "That wouldn't half pay us."

? ? ? ? "Then suppose you call it two thousand?"

? ? ? ? "It won't do."

? ? ? ? "Then I suppose I must make up my mind to remain a prisoner."

? ? ? ? "Five thousand dollars wouldn't be much to a rich man like Pettigrew.


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