The twins looked at each other once more. Julian nodded.
"One thousand dollars," said Lucian....
Let us go back a step or so and up to the hurricane-deck. We have named Hugh as in the group about Madame Hayle; but he went and came. In his absences the matrons debated the Phyllis matter as it involved the Gilmores, trying to find some way not to leave it an undivided burden on Hugh and the Votaress. It was on one of his quiet reappearances, reporting his father "easier," that Ramsey put in:
"Mom-a, the senator's a lawyer. Send for him—and the general—and talk them over to our side. You can do it. You can talk anybody into anything! You always could!"
Madame Hayle and Hugh looked at each other very much as the twins were doing about that time on the guards next below, and Hugh said:
"I will go bring them."
"Ah, if you please, yass, go."
He brought them and they were among madame's auditors when later she said, addressing her words wherever they fitted best, so that even old Joy got her share:
"Had it not have been for Phylliz, Dan Hayle, he wouldn' neveh took that troub' to wride that will. But I insiz' he shall wride it, biccause—Phylliz. Tha'z all. An' biccause Phylliz he wrode it. But he say to me——"
"When was this?" inquired the senator.