"Oh yes, I know all that."
"And it seems he has lost his curacy?"
"He threw that up himself."
"I shouldn't be surprised—but mind I don't say this for certain—but I shouldn't be surprised if he owed a little money."
Miss Mackenzie's face became rather long.
"What do you call a little, Miss Todd?"
"Two or three hundred pounds. I don't call that a great deal."
"Oh dear, no!" and Miss Mackenzie's face again became cheerful. "That could be settled without any trouble."
"Upon my word you are the most generous woman I ever saw."
"No, I'm not that."