you understand.

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I was thinking that if--a--if--hang it all, until you could communicate with your friends, my agents at Sydney could advance you a loan, temporary you see, why I'd be only too glad and all the rest, you know.

The proper--" But his jaw dropped and he regarded her irritably and with apprehension.
"What _is_ the matter ?" he demanded, with a show of heat.

"What _have_ I done now ?" Joan's eyes were bright with battle, the curve of her lips sharp with mockery.
"Certainly not the unexpected," she said quietly.