"Well, you saw her?" he was asked.
"Yes, sir. I said what you desired, and gave her the money."
"Any fuss?"
"She fainted—that was all," said Johnson, grimly.
"But she kept the money?"
"She had no choice. I put it into her pocket while she was unconscious, and then summoned the landlady."
"Ah, yes, that was right. And she understands——"
"Everything that you wish her to understand," said the clerk, with a touch of disrespect in his manner, which his employer noticed, and silently resented.
"Well, it had to be done, and the sooner the better," he said, turning away.
"So I suppose," said Johnson.