"If you want favours you'd better go to your precious friend Riddell; and you can go as soon as you like.

I don't want you here!" "If you'd only do it," said Wyndham, "I'd--" "Do you hear what I say ?" "I'd never ask you for the money you borrowed," said the boy quickly.
Silk laughed as he turned once more on his victim, and said, "Wouldn't you really?
How awfully considerate! Upon my word, the generosity of some people is quite touching.

Let's see, how much was it ?" "Thirty shillings," said Wyndham, "and the change out of the post-office order, two pounds." "Which makes," said Silk, putting the figures down on his paper, "three pounds ten, doesn't it?
and you think what you ask is worth three pounds ten, do you ?" "It's worth far more to me," said the boy, "because it's the only thing can save me from being expelled." Silk mused a bit over his figures, and then replied, "And what would happen if I didn't pay you back ?" "I wouldn't say a word about it," cried the boy, eagerly, "if only you'd let me off the promise!" "And suppose I told you I consider the promise worth just double what you do ?" Wyndham's face fell for a moment; he had not dared to write home about the loss of his last pocket-money, and saw very little chance of raising the wind for so large an amount again.

Yet it seemed his only hope.
"Would that make it all right ?" he asked.
"I might think about it," said Silk, with a sweet smile--"under conditions." "I don't know how I can manage it," said Wyndham; "but I'll try.

And you won't mind, then, my going to the doctor ?" "What! do you suppose I'm fool enough to let you do it before I have the money ?" exclaimed Silk.