"I certainly was the head clerk.
And why?
Because the other gents left the office.

I certainly was received into Mr.Brough's house.

And why?
Because, sir, my aunt _had more money to lay out_.

I see it all clearly now, though I could not understand it then; and the proof that Mr.Brough wanted my aunt's money, and not me, is that, when she came to town, our Director carried her by force out of my house to Fulham, and never so much as thought of asking me or my wife thither.

Ay, sir, and he would have had her remaining money, had not her lawyer from the country prevented her disposing of it.
Before the concern finally broke, and as soon as she heard there was doubt concerning it, she took back her shares--scrip shares they were, sir, as you know--and has disposed of them as she thought fit.