“As your cousin’s feeling his way with Mr Lacey—and, if he is, it means betting and play, and bleeding of him orful. Couldn’t you give him a hint, as someone we knows ain’t to be trusted?”
Dick was silent for a few moments, and then said between his teeth—
“No, Jerry. Mr Lacey—if my cousin is a scoundrel—must find it out for himself.”
“But that seems hard,” said Jerry.
“It will be hard for Mark Frayne if there’s anything wrong. Mr Lacey is not such a—”
“Fool as he looks? that was what you was going to say. Well, I’m glad o’ that.”
And Jerry soon after took his leave, telling Dick not to be downhearted, for things would come right.
“Yes,” muttered Jerry, “and the guv’nor jolly soon will find out about Mr Mark. If I was him, I’d lock up my money—and my young lady, too.”