Under the subject indemnity agreements, upon the demand for payment on the bonds by the United States Customs Service, plaintiff surety was entitled to seek a posting of collateral by defendants, as well as attorneys' fees incurred as a consequence thereof; however, the attorneys' fees must be reasonable (see, International Bus. Machs. Corp. v Murphy & O'Connell,
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