“Mr. Grahame,” he began, “we have not met before, but you are not unacquainted with my name.”
“Oh, dear no—of course it is most familiar to me,” observed Mr. Grahame.
“Or my money?” continued Nathan Gomer. “Assuredly not,” returned Mr. Grahame, a little confused.
“You have made me fresh proposals?”
“For a short term—I hope you understand that!”
“Quite so. But I want to know upon what foundation you base your expectation of returning the sums demanded?”
“The whole, sole, entire possession of an enormous property; vast estates, yielding a splendid income, and a very considerable amount in cash, the accumulation of years.”
“It is in Chancery!”
“It is.”
“A link is wanting, I think, to perfect your claim?”