This sort of
thing has to be done strictly, or where's the use?"
Some of these processes struck Carthew as unsound; and
he was at times altogether thrown out by the capricious
startings of the prophet's mind. These plunges seemed
to be gone into for exercise and by the way, like the
curvets of a willing horse. Gradually the thing took
shape; the glittering if baseless edifice arose; and
the hare still ran on the mountains, but the soup was
already served in silver plate. Carthew in a few days
could command a hundred and fifty pounds; Hadden was
ready with five hundred; why should they not recruit a
fellow or two more, charter an old ship, and go
cruising on their own account? Carthew was an
experienced yachtsman; Hadden professed himself able to
"work an approximate sight." Money was undoubtedly to
be made, or why should so many vessels cruise about the
islands? they, who worked their own ship, were sure of
a still higher profit.
"And whatever else comes of it, you see," cried Hadden,
"we get our keep for nothing.--Come, buy some togs,
that's the first thing you have to do of course; and
then we'll take a hansom and go to the Currency Lass.
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