Don't you remember how you held forth that night in the wood?
You came out too strong.

I felt as if I were in church; but you forked out handsomely at the collection afterwards.

I will say that for you." "And what are you going to do now you've got here ?" interrupted Charles, sharply.
"Lie by." "How long ?" "Perhaps a week, perhaps ten days.

Can't say." "And after that ?" "After that, some one, I don't say who, but some one will have to provide me with the 'ready' to nip across to France.

I have friends in Paris where I can manage to scratch along for a bit till things have blown over." Charles considered for a few moments, and then said: "Are you going to dun your sister for money again, or give her another fright by lying in wait for her?
Of course, if you broke your word about coming back, you might break it about trying to get money out of her." "I might," assented Raymond; "in fact, I was on the point of making my presence known to her, and suggesting a pecuniary advance, when you came up.