"I mean," Rufus answered, walking across the room, and dropping into a chair, "that if there is any profit arising out of the transaction you shall have the full benefit of it."
"Oh, thanks, old man; that is good of you," and Muller's face brightened instantly.
"There are always expenses, of course?"
"A great many expenses, I am sorry to say. But you have been very thoughtful. Extremely considerate, if I may say so, without flattery."
"Oh, you can flatter as much as you like," Rufus answered, with a mirthless laugh. "It would be much more to the purpose, however, if you could see some other way out of the difficulty."
Muller's countenance changed again in a moment.
"You like not the prospect?" he said, cynically.
"To be honest, I don't. As a matter of fact, I despise myself for not seeing at the beginning all the issues involved."
"What issues do you refer to?"
"Moral issues in the main. The repayment of this loan is with us both a question of honour."