But if she had a thing locked up--away from him, couldn't you manage to show it to him?
He's very generous in rewarding, you know." "I don't want to have anything to do with it," said Souchey, getting up from his stool and preparing to take his departure.

Though he had been so keen after the sausage, he was above taking a bribe in such a matter as this.
"Stop, Souchey, stop.

I didn't think that I should ever have to ask anything of you in vain." Then she put her face very close to his, so that her lips touched his ear, and she laid her hand heavily upon his arm, and she was very confidential.

Souchey listened to the whisper till his face grew longer and longer.

"'Tis for her soul," said Lotta--"for her poor soul's sake.
When you can save her by raising your hand, would you let her be damned for ever ?" But she could exact no promise from Souchey except that he would keep faith with her, and that he would consider deeply the proposal made to him.