"How much to leave you out of it?"
"Exactly!"
He considered the proposal for a little.
"How much'll you give?" he inquired cautiously.
Rosalind was nonplused. She was not versed in the payment of hush-money. She had no idea whatever concerning the usual rates of compensation.
"I haven't more than about fifty dollars with me," she said.
"Fifty, eh? Um! Well, now, suppose I say I don't want anything, ma'am?"
"You mean—"
"I mean if I took it, why, it would seem like cutting loose from a pal. And I don't—"
"You beast!"