With a "Now then, dear," he resumed his labours.
Messages had passed between Tinman and Phippun; and in the afternoon Phippun appeared to broach the question of payment for the chiwal-glass.
He had seen Mr.Van Diemen Smith, had found him very strange, rather impracticable.

He was obliged to tell Tinman that he must hold him responsible for the glass; nor could he send a second until payment was made for the first.

It really seemed as if Tinman would be compelled, by the force of circumstances, to go and shake his old friend by the hand.
Otherwise one could clearly see the man might be off: he might be off at any minute, leaving a legal contention behind him.

On the other hand, supposing he had come to Crikswich for assistance in money?
Friendship is a good thing, and so is hospitality, which is an essentially English thing, and consequently one that it behoves an Englishman to think it his duty to perform, but we do not extend it to paupers.

But should a pauper get so close to us as to lay hold of us, vowing he was once our friend, how shake him loose?
Tinman foresaw that it might be a matter of five pounds thrown to the dogs, perhaps ten, counting the glass.