“I have given my promise, Roland, and I intend to keep it. You must not interfere in this matter.”
“Oh, but I must!”
“It will be useless. I shall stand to my own arrangement.”
“It is a very poor one.”
“It is better than any you ever made for me.”
“Of course! I had all the preparatory work to do, getting you known––getting a hearing for you, in fact. Now the harvest is ripe, it is easy enough to get offers. You had better let me have a talk with Moss.”
“I have signed all the necessary papers. I have accepted fifty pounds in advance. I will not––no––I will not break a letter of my promise for anyone.”
“Then I shall have nothing to do with the affair. It is a swindle on Moss’ part.”
“No, it is not. He made me a fair offer; I, of my own free will and judgment, accepted it.”