Sowerbutt's Plan

Sowerbutt fingered the clasp-knife in his pocket. “It may be dangerous, but that’s our business. We can do it, Spaghetti, sounds a good number. And you boys can take care of the two Spanish if they get funny. We’ll eliminate the risks if need be.

“We want the cash in our hands a couple of days early, so we can get it checked out with the Scribe over in Peckham. He’ll know whether it’s play money or not, all seems too good to be true. We’ll go for the US greenbacks as they are offering, better for some of our sailor friends. Genuine ones are hard to get hold of these days.
“And we’ll put in a couple of shadows to watch your backs. Keep that to ourselves, but we must always look after our Family and look after each other. We’ll manage here for a couple of days - skeleton staff at the brothel and call in some outside lads to make up the numbers if necessary. I’ve been thinking of recruiting some more hands anyway, the way business is picking up."
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