"Well, I'm not putting any monkeys into Wilbraham's pocket, so that won't trouble me.

Have you seen anything of Guy Ranger lately ?" The question was casually uttered, but it sent a sharp gleam of interest into Kelly's eyes.

"Oh, it's him you've come for, is it ?" he said.

"Well, let me tell you this for your information! He's had enough of Blue Hill Farm for the present." Burke said nothing, but his grey eyes had a more steely look than usual as he digested the news.
Kelly looked at him curiously.

"The boy's a wreck," he said.
"Simply gone to pieces; nerves like fiddle-strings.