When you sit down to play brag, you must brag it out, or lose your money.' 'But, my dear fellow, there is no question here of losing money.
If we sell now we shall realize about L2,000.' 'And will that, or the half of that, satisfy you?
Is that your idea of a good thing?
Will that be sufficient to pay for the dozen of bad things which a fellow is always putting his foot into?
It won't satisfy me.

I can tell you that, at any rate.' Alaric felt very desirous of keeping Undy in a good humour.

He wished, if possible, to persuade him rather than to drive him; to coax him into repaying this money, and not absolutely to demand the repayment.

'Come,' said he, 'what do you call a good thing yourself ?' 'I call cent per cent a good thing, and I'll not sell a share till they come up to that.' 'They'll never do that, Undy.' 'That's your opinion.

I think differently.