Ford nodded, seeing the sense in what Noble suggested immediately. "There's no rush," he agreed. "The galleons alone could pay off two or three of our shop tabs. Though it's probably better to spread it out — pay down a dozen rather than clearing any. Less suspicious," he reflected. "But we can take our time with the rest of this. Er, I mean — I can," he said. "You don't have to help. Unless you want to. But I can — it's my thing, right?" (Crime was what he meant when he said thing — it was his crime). "I'll handle it all. Definitely all the — you know, the parts anyone might see."

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