'I can tell you of what you have lost by my act, what I only can restore, and what, if I die without restoring, dies with me, and never can be regained.' 'I tell my money pretty accurately, and generally keep it in my own custody,' said Ralph.

'I look sharply after most men that I deal with, and most of all I looked sharply after you.

You are welcome to all you have kept from me.' 'Are those of your own name dear to you ?' said the man emphatically.

'If they are--' 'They are not,' returned Ralph, exasperated at this perseverance, and the thought of Nicholas, which the last question awakened.

'They are not.