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`` Agreed . And now , '' said Will , putting out his hand , `` what about the deposit money ? '' `` Here is half of the passage-money , twenty-five pounds , '' said Mangles , counting out the sum to the master . `` All aboard to-morrow , '' said he , `` before noon . Whether or no , I weigh anchor . '' `` We will be punctual . '' This said , Glenarvan , the Major , Robert , Paganel , and John Mangles left the ship , Halley not so much as touching the oilskin that adorned his red locks .