What do you think ?" "I could never keep it up, I fear," said I; "but I'd try." "Thank you, sir.

You draw your salary weekly, I believe ?" "Yes," I said.
"Oh, then, if I just look in and see one of the principals and explain, he'll stop the three shillings a week for me, which will save all trouble.

What time are they generally at home ?" The cool resolve of the man to make my employers a party to my debt positively terrified me.

I begged him to give up the idea, promised wildly to do all sorts of things to pay him, and entreated him to give me more time.
He was politely inexorable.

"Pleased to oblige you, but, after a year, we must look after our little accounts, mustn't we?
Let's see, to- morrow I'm engaged.