The new aid given to Cheeseman left a few shillings out of the second broken sovereign.

Let the two pounds--he said to himself--be regarded as gone; eight remained untouched.

For the odd shillings, let them serve odd expenses.

So when he had purchased Cheeseman's ticket to King's Gross, he was free with small change at the station bar.

At the last moment it occurred to him that he might save himself a walk by going in the train as far as Pendal.