"Thank you, uncle," he said briefly.
"I will address myself, then, to both of you. You will remember that I offered you a hundred dollars in cash—I have the money with me," he added, tapping his pocket—"if you will sign acknowledgment that you have received your full share of your father's estate. It is a mere form, but I want to wind the whole business up and have it off my hands."
"I can't sign such a paper at present, Solon."
"Why not?"
"Because I am not sure that I have received my full share."
"Don't you believe my assurance to that effect?" said Solon Talbot impatiently.
"It is an important matter, and I have no evidence but your word."
"Do you doubt my word?"
"In this matter your interests and mine might clash."
"Then let me tell you that you are getting more than your share—that is, when I have paid you the hundred dollars. The fact is, your father left a very small estate. After paying his funeral expenses and debts there was scarcely anything over, and off that little you have already had your share. Still I understand your position and sympathize with you in your poverty, and therefore I am willing to strain a point and give you a hundred dollars."