His companion watched his face eagerly.

After all, why not let him go?
He was no help, no comfort.
The very sight of him was contemptible.
"I have paid no money into the bank for several days," Laverick said slowly.

"When they refused to help us, it was, of course, obvious that they guessed how things were." "Quite right, quite right!" the young man interrupted feverishly.
"They would have stuck to it against the overdraft.

How much have we got in the safe ?" "This afternoon," Laverick continued, "I changed all our cheques.
You can count the proceeds for yourself.

There are, I think, eleven hundred pounds.