“You didn’t tell me!”
“I did not want to disappoint you!” replied Richard, with a sarcasm she did not feel.
“It was worth telling!” she returned.
“I did not think so. Everybody does not stick to a bank-note like a snail to the wall! I returned him the money.”
“Returned him the money!”
“Yes.”
“Made him a present of ten pounds!”
“Why not?”
“Why then?”
“I had more reasons than one.”