For the moment he became almost businesslike.

Mr.Taynton had been, as he knew, a friend of his father's, and, as he had said, he had been steward of his own affairs for twenty years.

But that reflection banished the businesslike view.
"Oh, but two hours is a fearful time," he said.

"You have told me the facts, and they entirely satisfy me.

And I want to be out all day to-morrow, as I am only here till the day after.