"For more than I can pay — or will! —"
"How much does that stand for, in present circumstances?"
"How much? A matter of several hundreds!"
"How many?"
"So many, as I should leave myself penniless to pay, and then not pay. You know I lost money down there."
"I know," said his brother.
Winifred brought her eyes round to Winthrop; and Winthrop looked grave; and Rufus, as before, fiery; and there was a silence this time of more than two minutes.
"My dependence is on you, Governor," Rufus said at last.
"I wish I could help you, Will."
"How can I get out of this scrape?"