“From my soul I do.”
“Then you are not the sensible man I took you for,” replied Darvil, drily; “and I should like to talk to you on that subject.”
But our Dives, however sincere a believer, was by no means one
“At whose control
Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul.”
He had words of comfort for the pious, but he had none for the sceptic—he could soothe, but he could not convert. It was not in his way; besides, he saw no credit in making a convert of Luke Darvil. Accordingly, he again rose with some quickness, and said:
“No, sir; that is useless, I fear, and I have no time to spare; and so once more good night to you.”
“But you have not arranged where my allowance is to be sent.”
“Ah! true; I will guarantee it. You will find my name sufficient security.”
“At least, it is the best I can get,” returned Darvil, carelessly; “and after all, it is not a bad chance day’s work. But I’m sure I can’t say where the money shall be sent. I don’t know a man who would not grab it.”
“Very well, then—the best thing (I speak as a man of business) will be to draw on me for ten guineas quarterly. Wherever you are staying, any banker can effect this for you. But mind, if ever you overdraw the account stops.”