To-day or to-morrow Quarrier would be exposed by his plotting enemies, and thereupon any bargain made with reference to the future would collapse.

If he were to profit by Quarrier at all, it must needs be in the shape of a payment which could not be recovered.
"I don't care to go into business again," he said, with a mingling of real annoyance and affected superiority.

"I have other views." "Can I help to advance them ?" asked Denzil, sickening under the necessity of speaking fair.
The dialogue lasted for half an hour more.

Jealousy notwithstanding, Northway had made up his mind to gain what was to be gained.

Lilian was beyond his reach; it would be foolish to go back to his poverty and cloudy overlook when solid assistance was held out to him.