It has happened, I know, a hundred times before that you with your quick intuitive perceptions have been right." But his partner interrupted him.

He quite agreed with the sentiment, but he wanted to learn without even the delay caused by these complimentary remarks, the upshot of Taynton's rash proposal to Morris.
"What did young Assheton say ?" he asked.
"Well, my dear fellow," said Taynton, "though I have really no doubt that in principle I did a rash thing, in actual practice my step was justified, because Morris absolutely refused to look at the books.

Of course I know the young fellow well: it argues no perspicuity on my part to have foreseen that.

And, I am glad to say, something in my way of putting it, some sincerity of manner I suppose, gave rise to a fresh mark of confidence in us on his part." Mr.Taynton cleared his throat; his quietness and complete absence of hurry was so to speak, rapidly overhauling the quick, nimble mind of the other.
"He asked me in fact to continue being steward of his affairs in any event.

Should he marry to-morrow I feel no doubt that he would not spend a couple of minutes over his financial affairs, unless, _unless_, as you foresaw might happen, he had need of a large lump sum.