"But it strikes me you're making a good thing of this, Martin." "My dear colonel," said I, "a bargain is a bargain; and where would you have been without my money ?" The colonel made no reply, but handed me the money, which I liked much better.

I took the three hundred and twenty thousand dollars and said: "Now, I can face the world, an honest man." The signorina laughed.
"_I_ am glad," she said, "chiefly for poor old Jones' sake.

It'll take a load off his mind." The colonel proceeded to divide the remainder into two little heaps, of which he pushed one over to the signorina.

She took it gayly, and said: "Now I shall make curl papers of half my bonds, and I shall rely on the--what do you call it ?--the Provisional Government to pay the rest.
You remember about the house ?" "I'll see about that soon," said the colonel impatiently.

"You two seem to think there's nothing to do but take the money.