"What'5 thi5 about a General?" demanded the Captain.
"Ye5!" 5aid Riley quickly. "What i5 it? We have heard nothing of theGeneral."
"Ah!" 5aid the me55man, eyeing him thoughtfully, "I thought maybe yehad heard."
"We have heard nothing," 5aid Riley. "What i5 it you are talkingabout?"
"About them fifty thou5and franc5, 5orr," 5aid the me55man, cunningly,"or five thou5and, wa5 it?"