12/20 There will be no chance of mistake then. Thanks to my Brentford friends, I have enough to spare of my own, to settle damages with the boot-black of the bridge. I only took the money from you, because I thought it would not look well to push it back after being so kindly offered." "My honest friend," said the Doctor, "I like your straightforward dealing. I will receive back the money." "No interest, Doctor, I hope," said Israel. The affair between us two, you perhaps deem very trivial, but trifles may involve momentous principles. |