"All right," said Burgo, as he barely counted the money before he thrust it into his breast-pocket. "It is lent to you for a certain purpose, should you happen to want it," she said, solemnly. "I do happen to want it very much," he answered. She did not dare to say more; but as her nephew turned away from her with a step that was quite light in its gaiety, she almost felt that she was already cozened. Let Burgo's troubles be as heavy as they might be, there was something to him ecstatic in the touch of ready money which always cured them for the moment.
[Illustration: "All right," said Burgo, as he thrust the money into his breast-pocket.]
On the morning of Lady Monk's party a few very uncomfortable words passed between Mr. Palliser and his wife.
"Your cousin is not going, then?" said he.
"Alice is not going."

"All right," said Burgo, thrusting the money into his breast-pocket.
"It is lent to you for a certain purpose, should you happen to want it," she said, solemnly.
"I do happen to want it very much," he answered. She did not dare to say more; but as her nephew turned away from her with a light step, she almost felt that she was already tricked. There was always something ecstatic to Burgo in the touch of ready money which cured his troubles for the moment.
On the morning of Lady Monk's party a few very uncomfortable words passed between Mr. Palliser and his wife.
"Your cousin Alice is not going, then?" said he.
"No."
