3/9 "The debt is, I need not remind you, one of _honour_; and it is neither wise nor safe for a man of business to let such a debt be handed over for legal collection. You understand, I presume ?" The suggestion caused Ellis to start, involuntarily. He saw, at a glance, the dangerous position in which he stood. Only by retaining a fair credit would it be possible for him to surmount his present difficulties; and his credit would be instantly blasted if a suit were brought against him by a man he had now good reasons to believe was known in the community as a gambler. But his feelings were poorly disguised. |