Her ladyship would look for my tail, and swear that she smelt brimstone.

By-bye, old fellow!" The German student when he first made his bargain with the devil felt an indescribable attraction to his new friend; and such was the case now with Robarts.

He shook Sowerby's hand very warmly, said that he hoped he should meet him soon somewhere, and professed himself specially anxious to hear how that affair with the lady came off.
As he had made his bargain--as he had undertaken to pay nearly half a year's income for his dear friend--ought he not to have as much value as possible for his money?
If the dear friendship of this flash member of Parliament did not represent that value, what else did do so?
But then he felt, or fancied that he felt, that Mr.Sowerby did not care for him so much this morning as he had done on the previous evening.

"By-bye," said Mr.Sowerby, but he spoke no word as to such future meetings, nor did he even promise to write.

Mr.Sowerby probably had many things on his mind; and it might be that it behoved him, having finished one piece of business, immediately to look to another.
The sum for which Robarts had made himself responsible--which he so much feared that he would be called upon to pay--was very nearly half a year's income; and as yet he had not put by one shilling since he had been married.