“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.”