After all , money is money , and these gems are worth quite a lot , so far . He stuffed them in his pockets of his jeans and gave off a toothy grin . " You got it , I 'll keeep it hush hush between us , okay ? " Besides , what was taking the raccoon long to gather some papers ?

Answer the following question: Why is the speaker taking the gems ?
They are thieves and will take everything they see as having value .