He produced some papers and receipts, all of which bore reference to the account he had with Mr. Glover. I examined them, and found that he had paid Mr. Glover a large interest for the money he had borrowed. He had already paid the full sum of seventy-five pounds advanced, and there were still, as he himself had calculated, twenty pounds odd to be paid before he could call himself free. I made out a clear statement, and gave it to Turk.
'Mr. Glover has managed to make a large profit out of you, Turk.'
'Yes, and I don't know how it has been done. I was to pay ten per cent for the money, I understood; but what with one thing and another--lawyer's charges, drawing up of deeds that were not required, I am sure, signing of printed papers, inquiry fees, and a dozen other things--it has come to a deal more.'
'I see that you only received sixty-five pounds,' I said, busy over another calculation.
'That is all.'
'So that,' I continued, having finished my calculation' which I handed to Turk, when you pay the balance to-morrow, Mr. Glover will have received at the rate of at least sixty per cent per annum for the loan. Not much of a friend in that, Turk?'
'No, I should say not; I have only rightly understood this, and other things in connection with Mr. Glover as well, within the last week.'
'Perhaps,' I ventured to say, 'you do not now think me so unreasonable in the dislike I took to him.'
'It is I who was wrong, Chris, my boy. I see that now.'
'Do you know, Turk, it pleases me in some way to be convinced that he is not the soul of honour, as you tried to make me believe.'