"I think I am able to weather whatever I am responsible for," she said. "If you do the same, we can get on as well as we ever have."
"I don't believe you understand," he persisted, forcing a patient smile. "All business in the world is conducted upon borrowed capital. I merely——"
"Do you need more capital?" she inquired, so bluntly that he winced.
"Yes, for a few months. I may require a little additional collateral——"
"Why don't you borrow it, then?"
"There is no necessity if you will temporarily transfer——"
"Can you borrow it? Or is the ice in your trust company too rotten to stand the strain?"
He flushed darkly and the temper began to escape in his voice:
"Has anybody hinted that I couldn't? Have you been discussing my personal business affairs with any of the pups whom you drag about at your heels? No matter what your personal attitude toward me may be, only a fool would undermine the very house that——"
"I don't believe you understand, Jack," she said quietly; "I care absolutely nothing about your house."