Looked at in this way, the money became a great temptation.
His wife--how explain to her such a windfall?
For it was of course impossible to use it secretly.

There was a way, seemingly of fate's providing.

If only he could bring himself to the lie direct and shameless.
After all, a lie that would injure no mortal.

As far as Dagworthy was concerned, the money had long since become the property of nobody; Dagworthy did not even know that this sum existed; if ever missed, it must have been put out of mind long ago.

And very possibly it had never belonged to Dagworthy; some cashier or other clerk might just as well have lost it.