The thing is, can you lend me a couple of sovereigns, Wyndham ?" Wyndham's face clouded for a moment, but he replied quickly, "Yes, I can, Silk, if you'll promise to see it doesn't get out about last Saturday." "Of course I will.

You don't suppose I'm such a cad as all that." "Oh, no," said Wyndham, looking more cheerful, and taking out his purse.
He drew from it a post-office order.
"It's for three pounds," he said.

"I was going to change it to-morrow." "Oh, I'll do that," said Silk.

"I'm going into town early.

You have signed it, I see.