Those rubber shares were worth just about twelve thousand pounds." "Well, there you are," said Mr.Flexen.
"No, I'm not, I tell you I don't believe in that gift--not even in the circumstances.

Lord Loudwater would a thousand times rather have gone on paying the allowance--as little of it as he could.

There's something fishy--very fishy--about it, I tell you," said Mr.Carrington vehemently.
"And where did the fishiness come in ?" said Mr.Flexen.
Mr.Carrington was silent, frowning.

Then he said: "I'll--I'll be hanged if I can see." Mr.Flexen rose sharply and said: "There's only one point in the affair where it could have come in as far as I can see.

I should like to examine Lord Loudwater's letter of instruction to his bankers." "By George! You've got it," said Mr.Carrington.
"Well, can we get a look at it ?" said Mr.Flexen.
"We can.