And it had been a great trial: punishment had not been spared--with best results in patience and purification; for so are our false steps turned back to good by the evil to which they lead us.
Turnbull was ready to take every safe advantage to be gained from his partner's comparative carelessness about money.

He drew a larger proportion of the profits than belonged to his share in the capital, justifying himself on the ground that he had a much larger family, did more of the business, and had to keep up the standing of the firm.

He made him pay more than was reasonable for the small part of the house yielded from storage to the accommodation of him, his daughter, and their servant, notwithstanding that, if they had not lived there, some one must have been paid to do so.

Far more than this, careless of his partner's rights, and insensible to his interests, he had for some time been risking the whole affair by private speculations.

After all, Marston was the safer man of business, even from the worldly point of view.