[Arms and the Woman by Harold MacGrath]@TWC D-Link bookArms and the Woman CHAPTER XVII 6/38
"Gold is Aladdin's lamp.
I have to take my chances on getting good tobacco in this country." "Talking about gold--" he began. "Don't!" I entreated. "I was about to say that I drew on my bankers for 20,000 pounds this morning." "You intend to go in for a figure abroad, then ?" "Oh, no.
I deposited the money in another bank--in your name." "Mine? Deposited 20,000 pounds in my name ?" I gasped. "Just so." "I understood you to say, because you thought me to be a gentleman, that you weren't going to do anything like this? Have I done something to change your opinion ?" "Of course not.
And I never said that I should not do it.
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