His lips were a little parted and his teeth showed unpleasantly.
"Do you mean, young man," he exclaimed, "that you refuse to join us ?" "That is what I intended to convey," Burton replied coldly.
"You refuse either to come into our scheme or to give us one of the beans ?" Burton nodded.
"I hold them in trust for myself." There was a moment's silence.

Mr.
Bomford seemed to be struggling for words.

The professor was looking exceedingly disappointed.
"Mr.Burton," he protested, "I cannot help feeling a certain amount of admiration for your point of view, but, believe me, you are entirely in the wrong.

I beg that you will think this matter over." "I am sure that it would be useless," Burton replied.

"Nothing would induce me to change my mind." "Nothing ?" Mr.Bomford asked, with a peculiar meaning in his tone.
"Nothing ?" the professor echoed softly.
Burton withdrew his eyes from the little shadowy vista of garden and looked steadfastly at the two men.