When the question is settled one way or the other, I don't believe Mr.Brough will take any further notice of me.

But he wants me now.

This place happened to fall in just at the very moment when he had need of me; and he hopes to gain over my family through me.

He told me as much as we drove down.

'You are a man of the world, Titmarsh,' said he; 'you know that I don't give you this place because you are an honest fellow, and write a good hand.
If I had a lesser bribe to offer you at the moment, I should only have given you that; but I had no choice, and gave you what was in my power.'" "That's fair enough; but what can make Brough so eager for such a small sum as three thousand pounds ?" "If it had been ten, sir, he would have been not a bit more eager.