The young man put his hand into his pocket.
"I am afraid," he said, "that I am not a very presentable-looking object, but I am glad to assure you that I am not a poor man.

I am able to pay your charges and to still feel that the obligation is very much on my side." The doctor summoned up his courage.
"We will say a guinea, then," he remarked with studied indifference.
"You must allow me to make it a little more than that," the patient answered.

"Your treatment was worth it.

I feel perfectly recovered already.

Good night, sir!" The doctor's eyes sparkled as he glanced at the gold which his visitor had laid upon the table.
"You are very good, I'm sure," he murmured.