She groaned in spirit, but she decided that she dare not defy Carey Doyle until she had a husband to defend her against his charges.
“How much do you require?”
“Just one thousand dollars!”
“You ask too much.”
“I cannot do with less.”
“You must!”
“I will not!”
They glared at each other, but she saw that she could not shake his resolution.
Swallowing her rage and chagrin, she expostulated:
“It is but a month ago I gave you five hundred dollars—and—and—since that night you helped me you have had four thousand dollars.”