“I have learned all about him. His fortune is in real estate, mostly in Edinburgh. It takes a lifetime to sell property in Edinburgh. We shall have got all there is to get before McLeod could compete with Vedder and Ragnor.”
“That scheme would please Boris, I know.”
“A boat could be built on the Clyde in about four months, I think. Shall I speak to Boris?”
“Yes, Boris will not fly in the face of good fortune; but mind this––it is easier to begin that reel than it will be to end it. One thing I do not like––thou wert angry with Boris, now thou wilt take him for a partner.”
“At any time I can put my anger under my purse––but my anger was mostly against thee. Now shall I do as I am minded?”
“That way is more likely than not! I think this affair will grow with thee––but thou may change thy mind–––”
“I do not call my words back. Go now to thy bed and forget everything. This is the time when sleep will be better than either words or deeds. Of my intent speak to no one. In thy thoughts let it be still until its hour arrives.”
“In the morning, very early, I am going to see Thora. When the enlisting ship sails northward, there will be a crowd to see her off. Boris and Thora and Macrae will be among it. I also intend to be there. Dost thou know at what hour she will leave?”
“At ten o’clock the tide is full.”