I want to get out of this confounded country; but I don't want to leave till I have made a fortune." The subtle influence that Meredith wielded seemed to have reached him too, warming into expansiveness his hot Spanish blood.

His voice was full of confidence.
"Very right and proper," said Meredith.

"Got a grudge against the country; make the country pay for it in cash." "That's what I intend to do; and it shall pay heavily.

Then, when I've got the money, I'll know what to do with it.

I know where to look, and I do not think that I shall look in vain." Guy Oscard shuffled uneasily in his camp-chair.