Here were six dollars to be added, weekly, to his income, provided his wife approved the arrangement,--and it was to come through Jasper.

The more he thought of this increase, the more his natural cupidity was stirred, and the less willing he felt to give up the proposed one hundred dollars in his salary.

If he persisted in leaving Jasper, there would, in all probability, be a breach between them, and this would, he felt certain, prevent an arrangement that he liked better and better the more he thought about it.

He was in this state of mind when he arrived at home.
On pushing open the door of their sitting-room, the attention of Claire was arrested by the animated expression of his wife's face.

She raised her finger to enjoin silence.