By way of reply he relinquished his stick, stood up, and solemnly turned out his pockets one by one. He held some coins out towards me in his hand.
"Six-and-ninepence. That represents my cash in hand. Of course, there is always the pawnshop."
"Stuff. You can always borrow."
"I am glad to hear it. From whom? Give me the gentleman's name. He is not known to me, I'll swear. I must be unknown to him, or he would never lend."
"Can't you do anything on a bit of stiff?"
"I repeat--give me the gentleman's name."
"If it comes to that, I'll lend you a hundred or so to go on with myself, as you very well know."
"I owe you five and thirty thousand pounds already."
"Look here, Archie, I don't want to make myself disagreeable, as you believe, but when you like you can be about as much of an idiot as they make them. Your proceedings last night would have been more appropriate at a symposium in the county asylum. As to what you say you owe me, we'll postpone the settling day, with your permission, to when your ship comes home."
"The arrangement was that all paper was to be taken up within a week."