I ain't done nothing to be discharged.

I ain't said nothing but what I seed with my own eyes," William Roper protested.
"Sign!" said Mr.Manley, tapping the receipt like an official in a spy play.

"Sign!" He was too much for William Roper.

The conflict, such as it was, of wills ceased abruptly.

William Roper signed.
Mr.Manley pushed the money towards him as towards a loathed pariah.
William Roper counted it, and put it in his pocket.