"Settle about Farren at once," urged Mr. Moore. "You have large fruit-gardens at Yorke Mills. He is a good gardener. Give him work there."
"Well, so be it. I'll send for him to-morrow, and we'll see. And now, my lad, you're concerned about the condition of your affairs?"
"Yes, a second failure--which I may delay, but which, at this moment, I see no way finally to avert--would blight the name of Moore completely; and you are aware I had fine intentions of paying off every debt and re-establishing the old firm on its former basis."
"You want capital--that's all you want."
"Yes; but you might as well say that breath is all a dead man wants to live."

"You have large fruit-gardens at Yorke Mills," urged Mr. Moore. "Farren is a good gardener. Give him work there."
"Well, I'll send for him tomorrow, and we'll see. And now, my lad, you're concerned about your affairs?"
"Yes. A second failure would blight the name of Moore completely; and you are aware I had fine intentions of paying off every debt and re-establishing the old firm."
"You need capital - that's all."
"Yes; but you might as well say that breath is all a dead man needs to live."
