"He has given me more than you can ever offer."
"What?"
"The right to a friendship that is good and true. I am glad you came this morning, for we must have a settlement."
"A settlement? How?"
"I to keep what is mine, and to return that which is yours."
"Return what?"
"Every penny you have spent in this mad scheme must be returned to you. I don't know how, or when, but I will work to earn the money and repay every cent. I will not be in your debt."
The telephone bell rang. Martha answered it.
"If you are expecting visitors—" Gordon said.
"It is only Mr. Clayton and I want you to see him," she said.