"Nice bit of profit on that, Mr.Allerdyke." "Good--good!" repeated Allerdyke.

"Aught else ?" "Naught--at present.

Naught out of the usual, anyway," said the manager.
He took off his hat, laid aside the papers he had been busy with on Allerdyke's entrance, and twisted his chair round to the hearth.

"This advice, then ?" he asked quietly.

"I'm free now." "Aye!" said Allerdyke.