Five hundred pounds each quarter.

Forty pounds a week, Mr.Hine, which with your three will make a nice comfortable living wage! Ha! Ha!" "Two thousand a year!" gasped Mr.Hine, leaning back in his chair.

"It ain't possible.

Two thou--here, what am I to do for it ?" "Nothing, except to spend it like a gentleman," said Mr.Jarvice, beaming upon his visitor.

It did not seem to occur to either man that Mr.Jarvice had set to his loan the one condition which Mr.Walter Hine never could fulfil.