Keep quiet!" He stood erect; he had the bearing of a master.
He turned to Witherspoon.

"Here is a check for the amount of money you advanced me, with interest added." Witherspoon stepped back.

"I refuse to take it," he said.
"But you _shall_ take it.

I have sold the paper at a profit, and it has made money almost from the first.

Do as I tell you.