He delighted in playing with his game as a fisherman does with a salmon.

'Well--no--I haven't put in the amount yet.

Do you sign it, and I'll do that at once.' 'I'll do it,' said Charley; 'I'll say L15, and you'll give me L10 on that.' 'No, no, no!' said Jabesh, covering the paper over with his hands; 'you young men know nothing of filling bills; just sign it, Mr.Tudor, and I'll do the rest.' And so Charley signed it, and then M'Ruen, again taking the pen, wrote in 'fifteen pounds' as the recognized amount of the value of the document.

He also took out his pocket-book and filled a cheque, but he was very careful that Charley should not see the amount there written.
'And now,' said he, 'we will go to the bank.' As they made their way to the house in Lombard Street which Mr.
M'Ruen honoured by his account, Charley insisted on knowing how much he was to have for the bill.

Jabesh suggested L3 10s.; Charley swore he would take nothing less than L8; but by the time they had arrived at the bank, it had been settled that L5 was to be paid in cash, and that Charley was to have the three Seasons for the balance whenever he chose to send for them.