Jack considered: there were worse things that could happen than him dying. Of course, there were much better things, too.
I have heard the rumours,” said the captain, directing his attention to the food on his plate.
Ah, but rumours,” said Lebret easily, may not be trusted. Appearances, you see, can trump reality.
The motives that explained human murder bunched, historically, into three groups: material gain; personal grudge and sociopathy.