'That concerns no one but me, Sir George,' was the reply.
He would have given a five-pound note to know that Foxall and the entire staff were listening behind the door.
'You are an insolent puppy,' Sir George stated.
'If you think so, Sir George,' said Henry, 'I resign my position here.'
'And a fool!' the knight added.
'And did you say anything about the thousand pounds?' Aunt Annie asked, when, in the evening domesticity of Dawes Road, Henry recounted the doings of that day so full of emotions.
'Not I!' Henry replied. 'Not a word!'
'You did quite right, my dear!' said Aunt Annie. 'A pretty thing, that you can't go out for a few minutes!'
'Yes, isn't it?' said Henry.
'Whatever will Sir George do without you, though?' his mother wondered.