After all, she had paid half her fortune for him, though not on his account; and not only had he given no thanks, but had not even offered the usual courtesy of saying good-bye.

She had intended to have been silent on the subject, and to have allowed him to discover it later.

Now she said, as if it was an after-thought: 'By the way, I did not pay those items you put down as "debts of honour"; you remember you gave the actual names and addresses.' 'Why not ?' the question came from him involuntarily.

The persecuting lorgnon rose again: 'Because they were all bogus! Addresses, names, debts, honour! Good afternoon!' He went out flaming; free from debt, money debts; all but one.

And some other debts--not financial--whose magnitude was exemplified in the grinding of his teeth.
After breakfast next morning he said to his father: 'By the way, you said you wished to speak to me, sir.' There was something in the tone of his voice which called up antagonism.
'Then you have paid your debts ?' 'All!' 'Good! Now there is something which it is necessary I should call your attention to.