"I didn't quite understand about it, but Nidderdale saw Melmotte and he has explained it. I think I shall go in for a couple of thousand on Wednesday."
"Oh;--ah."
"It will be the proper thing to do;--won't it?"
"Very good--thing to do!" Miles Grendall smoked harder and harder as the suggestions were made to him.
"Is it always ready money?"
"Always ready money," said Miles shaking his head, as though in reprobation of so abominable an institution.
"I suppose they allow some time to their own Directors, if a deposit, say 50 per cent., is made for the shares?"
"They'll give you half the number, which would come to the same thing."

"Nidderdale saw Melmotte and he has explained it. I think I shall go in for a couple of thousand on Wednesday."
"Oh; ah."
"It will be the proper thing to do, won't it?"
"Very good thing to do!" Miles Grendall smoked harder.
"Is it always ready money?"
"Always ready money," said Miles, shaking his head.
"I suppose they allow some time to their own Directors, if a deposit, say 50 per cent, is made for the shares?"
"They'll give you half the number, which would come to the same thing."
