Your capital, Clara, is some five thousand pounds, but it is out on a mortgage, and you could not call it in." "Oh, dear! oh, dear!" "But we can still manage.

I have as much at my bank.

I will advance it to the Denvers as coming from you, and you can repay it to me, or the interest of it, when your money becomes due." "Oh, that is beautiful! How sweet and kind of you!" "But there is one obstacle: I do not think that you would ever induce Harold to take this money." Clara's face fell.

"Don't you think so, really ?" "I am sure that he would not." "Then what are you to do?
What horrid things money matters are to arrange!" "I shall see his father.

We can manage it all between us." "Oh, do, do, papa! And you will do it soon ?" "There is no time like the present.