"The other favorite. Oh, ridiculous! What odds did they give you?"
"None."
"You mean—oh, dear me!—you actually backed yourself—at even money?"
"Yes, Duchess."
"But you haven't a chance, Barnabas,—not a chance! You didn't bet much, I hope?"
"Not so much as I intended, madam."
"Pray what was the sum?"
"Twenty thousand pounds."
"Not—each?"
"Yes, madam."