“Yes; Noah kindly informed me of it when we met this morning.”
“It is his father, Deacon Crane, who holds the mortgage.”
“What is the sum?”
“Five hundred dollars.”
“That is not a large sum.”
“No; but the deacon wants it. He will not consent to extend it.”
“Can you borrow it in the village?”
“No, Guy. Times are hard. No one has any extra money. My good friend Ainsworth would lend it to me if he had it, but at present he can’t raise it.”
“Then what will follow?”
“The place will be sold to satisfy the claim. Deacon Crane has offered a thousand dollars over and above the mortgage.”