"It's no good as long as you don't go quite straight yourself.

You've got to go square yourself, I suppose, before any one else will back you up." "Yes," said Coote; "we couldn't back you up, you know, while you were going on as you were, could we, Dick ?" "Didn't look like it," said Dick, with a grin.
"But I expect Dick thinks it was worth his while to have to go steady," said Cresswell.

"It's done your 'Firm' no harm, has it ?" "Rather not!" said the "Firm," returning to their supper.
THE END..