Before the evening was over Vavasor promised the assistance asked of him. He knew that he was lending his name to a man who was utterly ruined, and putting it into the hands of another man who was absolutely without conscience in the use he would make of it. He knew that he was creating for himself trouble, and in all probability loss, which he was ill able to bear. But the thing was one which came within the pale of his laws. Such assistance as that he might ask of others, and had asked and received before now. It was a reckless deed on his part, but then all his doings were reckless. It was consonant with his mode of life.
"I thought you would, old fellow," said Burgo, as he got up to go away. "Perhaps, you know, I shall pull through in this; and perhaps, after all, some part of her fortune will come with her. If so you'll be all right."

Before the evening was over Vavasor promised the assistance asked. He knew that he was creating trouble for himself. But he had asked for such assistance from others himself before now, and had received it. It was a reckless deed on his part, but then all his doings were reckless.
"I thought you would, old fellow," said Burgo, as he got up to go away. "Perhaps, you know, I shall pull through; and perhaps some of her fortune will come with her. If so you'll be all right."
