"I must call at the bank first." He paused and crumbled his toast between his fingers. "George, in two words how do I stand?"
Like many questions that have to be answered sooner or later, I should have preferred to answer this later.
"I realized everything," I told him. "You came out square."
He sat in silence, calculating in his head.
"You realized everything?" he said at last. "That's not the whole truth, George. You didn't bring me out square on that."
I pushed away my plate and filled a pipe.
"Jove! I must get down to the Admiralty!" I said. "There was a small balance against you, Raney. One or two people offered to advance it, and as I had your power of attorney——"
"Who were they, George?"
" ... I accepted the money, which was accompanied by a request that their names should not be disclosed. Meet me at one, Raney. Good-bye."