Most men would at once have assured Harry that no payment would be necessary; but Squire Turner was never known to refuse a fee,—he was too fond of money for that,—nor was it his intention to do so now. He accordingly answered, “Well, I will see about it. It may take some time.”
“There was something else I wished to speak to you about,” said Harry.
“Proceed.”
“You hold a mortgage upon our place.”
“Well?”
“It is now reduced to four hundred dollars by payments made by my father.”
“Do you wish to pay the remainder?”
“No, sir; I am not able to. What I want is, to get another hundred dollars from you on the same security, making it five hundred dollars instead of four.”
“What do you want with the money?”