peacey. [taking this very kind.] Thank you, sir . . I thought of it. But then I thought that two generations going in for this sort of thing was enough.
edward. That's a matter of taste.
peacey. And then, sir . . I don't want to hurt your feelings, but things simply cannot go on for ever. The marvel to me is that the game has been kept up as it has. So now, if he does well at Cambridge, I hope he'll go to the bar. He has a distinct talent for patiently applying himself to the details of a thing.
edward. I hope he'll do well. I'm glad to have had this talk with you, Peacey. I'm sorry you can't have the money you want.
He returns to his letters, a little steely-eyed. peacey quite at his ease, makes for the door yet again, saying . .
peacey. Oh, any time will do, sir.
edward. You can't have the money at all.
peacey. [brought up short.] Can't I?
edward. [very decidedly indeed.] No . . I made up my mind about that eighteen months ago. Since my father's death the trust business of the firm has not been conducted as it was formerly. We no longer make illicit profits out of our clients. There are none for you to share.