"I do n't know. I am not exactly in a state to see reasons clearly just now."
"You can see the necessity of having a couple of hundred dollars, I suppose?"
"Oh yes—as clear as mud."
"You must have that sum at least, or to proceed will be the height of folly."
"I can see that too."
"It is owing to Larkin's mean pride that you are driven to this extremity. He ought to pay for it."
"But how am I to get hold of two hundred dollars? That's the question."
"Is there ordinarily much cash on hand?"
"Yes. We deposit some days as high as ten thousand dollars; particularly at this season, when a good many merchants are in."
"The chance is fair enough. Two hundred won't be missed."