The next time I saw him, I asked him if the writing was not as we agreed; he said he supposed it was, but that he had no time to look it over and sign it then, but would do so when he had time.

I paid into the business about one thousand nine hundred dollars in small sums, as it was wanted from time to time, and worked at this man for eight months to get a writing from him, but he always had an excuse.

He had agreed to give the case-maker a share of the profits if he would make the cases at a certain price, but put him off in the same way.

We both became satisfied that he did not mean to do as he had agreed, and I therefore left him.
The money which I had paid in was what I had received for the use of my name in England.

I had the privilege of paying it in as it was wanted, working eight months, keeping the accounts which I did evenings, and giving this man a home at my house whenever he was in town.