Once you start a bill, and begin to renew it, it's like planting a tree, for it grows and grows of its own accord, and by Act of Parliament, too, though they do try to hack and cut it down in the most cruel way.

You see Mr.Emblem is obstinate.
He's got to pay off that bill, which is a Bill of Sale, and he won't do it.

Make him write the check and have done with it." "This is the best day's work I ever did," Mr.Emblem went on.
"To remember the letter, word for word, and everything! Mr.Arbuthnot has, very likely, finished the whole business by now.

Thousands--thousands--and all for Iris!" "Look here, Mr.Emblem," said the lawyer angrily.

"You'll not only be a bankrupt if you go on like this, but you'll be a fraudulent bankrupt as well.