My mother has paid the money to save the property, and of course I must pay her back.

But I think I may promise that I will not have any more money dealings with Sowerby.

I will not say that he is dishonest, but at any rate he is sharp." "Well, Lufton; what will you say when I tell you that I have put my name to a bill for him, for four hundred pounds ?" "Say; why I should say--; but you're joking; a man in your position would never do such a thing." "But I have done it." Lord Lufton gave a long low whistle.
"He asked me the last night that I was there, making a great favour of it, and declaring that no bill of his had ever yet been dishonoured." Lord Lufton whistled again.

"No bill of his dishonoured! Why, the pocket-books of the Jews are stuffed full of his dishonoured papers! And you have really given him your name for four hundred pounds ?" "I have certainly." "At what date ?" "Three months." "And have you thought where you are to get the money ?" "I know very well that I can't get it, not at least by that time.

The bankers must renew it for me, and I must pay it by degrees.