I assure you I don't want it.

We can't spend money out here." Little did he imagine when he made that offer, the immense wealth which the other carried in the belt that encircled his waist.

Needless to say Hayle said nothing to him upon the subject.

He merely pocketed the cheque with an expression of his gratitude, promising to repay it as soon as he reached London.

As a matter of fact he did so, and to this day, I have no doubt, Gregory regards him as a man of the most scrupulous and unusual integrity.
Two days later the wanderer reached Bhamo, that important military post on the sluggish Irrawaddy.