Dodd next removed the oilskin cover, and showed the pocket-book, brought it down with a triumphant smack on the hollow of his hand, and, in the pride of his heart, the joy of his bosom and the fever of his blood--for there were two red spots on his cheek all the time--told the cold pair Its adventures in a few glowing words: the Calcutta firm--the two pirates--the hurricane--the wreck--the land-sharks--he had saved it from. “And here It is, safe in spite of them all. But I won't carry It on me any more: it is unlucky; so you must be so good as to take charge of It for me, sir.” “Very well, Captain Dodd. You wish it placed to Mrs. Dodd's account, I suppose?” “No! no! I have nothing to do with that: this is between you and me.” “As you please.” “Ye see it is a good lump, sir.” “Oh, indeed!” said Hardie a little sneeringly. “I call it a thundering lot o' money. But I suppose it is not much to a rich banker like you.” Then he lowered his voice, and said with a certain awe: “It's--fourteen--thousand pounds.” “Fourteen thousand pounds!!!” cried Hardie. Then with sudden and consummate coolness, “Why, certainly an established bank like this deals with more considerable deposits than that. Skinner, why don't you give the Captain a chair?” “No! no!” said Dodd. “I'll heave-to till I get this off my mind, but I won't anchor anywhere but at home.” He then opened the pocket-book and spread the contents out before Mr. Hardie, who ran over the notes and bills, and said the amount was L. 14,010, 12s. 6d. Dodd asked for a receipt. “Why, it is not usual when there is an account.” Dodd's countenance fell: “Oh, I should not like to part with it unless I had a receipt.” “You mistake me,” said Hardie with a smile. “An entry in your banker's book is a receipt. However, you can have one in another form.” He then unlocked a desk, took out a banker's receipt; and told Skinner to fill it in. This done, he seemed to be absorbed in some more important matter.