How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
'Does he know? What have I just told you? I'm not keen on getting murdered in my bed, thank you' (VIII.4.12).
While Staines and Mannering are plotting, they discuss Quee, the digger who works the Aurora claim. As Mannering notes, Quee would be very annoyed—and probably seek revenge—if he knew he had become indentured to a duffer claim.