"I am poor, and you are proud.

But you will wait until you draw the first instalment of your salary." "No need," she exclaimed, triumphantly.

"See here!" She held up a cheque.

"The Marquess--what a kind, good sort of man he must be!--has sent me a cheque to pay my fare and other expenses." Mr.Clendon took the cheque.
"I see it is an open one.

The bank will pay you when you present it," he remarked, in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Yes, I am going presently.