He has a payment to make up.' This announcement made Mr.Barton thoughtful.

He puffed more rapidly, and looked at the fire.
'I think I must ask Hackit to lend me twenty pounds, for it is nearly two months till Lady-day, and we can't give Woods our last shilling.' 'I hardly like you to ask Mr.Hackit, dear--he and Mrs.Hackit have been so very kind to us; they have sent us so many things lately.' 'Then I must ask Oldinport.

I'm going to write to him tomorrow morning, for to tell him the arrangement I've been thinking of about having service in the workhouse while the church is being enlarged.

If he agrees to attend service there once or twice, the other people will come.

Net the large fish, and you're sure to have the small fry.' 'I wish we could do without borrowing money, and yet I don't see how we can.