"Yes."
"What was the amount named this morning?"
"Fifty pounds."
"Give me a sheet of paper and a stamp, and I'll write a cheque myself."
"Certainly that could be done," he said at length.
"Then quickly—quickly!"
Yet even when it was done she detained him; even when he put a big key into her hand.
"Must this go further—before the magistrates—after you have found him?"
Harkness hardened.