"Did you say temptation? Don't tell me that you're still wavering!"
He hadn't enough left for a fare to America, but he had enough to take him quite a distance. The travel agency would offer him a choice of places. The world was wide and there was a lot of fun left in it. By Tuesday morning he would be out of England, and this time he would stay out.
"And never see Latchetts at all?"
He would find some — "What did you say?"
"I said: And never see Latchetts at all?"
He tried to think of an answer.
"Stumped you, haven't I!"
There must be an answer.
"Money, and horses, and fun, and adventure are common change. You can have them anywhere in the world. But if you pass up Latchetts now you pass it up for good. There won't be any going back."
"But what has Latchetts to do with me?"