“All the same, so far as I'm concerned,” said Mr. Longcluse sharply.
“And only, I fancied, it might be, as Mr. David Arden is absent, and you should be protected by satisfactory joint security——”
“I won't do it,” said Mr. Longcluse, a little brusquely; and he took out his watch and glanced at it impatiently.
“Sir Richard, I think, will be in funds immediately,” said Mr. Blount.
“How so?” asked Mr. Longcluse. “You'll excuse me, as you press the subject, for saying that will be something new.”
“Well,” said Mr. Blount, who saw that his last words had made an impression, “Sir Richard is likely to be married, very advantageously, immediately.”
“Are settlements agreed on?” inquired Mr. Longcluse, with real interest.
“No, not yet; but I know all about them.”
“He is accepted then?”
“He has not proposed yet; but there can be, I fancy, no doubt that the lady likes him, and all will go right.”