"It isn't eighty thousand pounds. I've renewed the mortgage, and that makes it only fifty. If I can manage the half of that which goes to the son, I can put the father off."
"You must raise what you can on the whole property."
"I've done that already," said Melmotte hoarsely.
"And where's the money gone?"
"Brehgert has had 40,000. I was obliged to keep it up with them. You can manage 25,000 for me by Monday?" Mr. Cohenlupe said that he would try, but intimated his opinion that there would be considerable difficulty in the operation.
"It isn't eighty thousand. I've renewed the mortgage, and that makes it only fifty. If I can manage half of the son's money, I can put the father off."
"You must raise what you can on the whole property."
"I've done that already," said Melmotte hoarsely.
"And where's the money gone?"
"Brehgert has had 40,000. You can manage 25,000 for me by Monday?" Mr. Cohenlupe said that he would try, but that it would be very difficult.