Lady Francis.
Ah! [With a shrewd look at him and a smile.] And how much is it that you—don’t exactly owe him?
Etchingham.
We’re mixed up together in any number of business undertakings, and naturally we have a sort of running account. If we settled up I dare say I should have to find something like fifteen thousand pounds.
Lady Francis.
Good heavens, I thought you’d been making money.
Etchingham.
Yes, I did, but the fact is, we’ve been very badly hit lately. Practically all our interests are in Central America, and we couldn’t foresee that there’d be a revolution there.
Lady Francis.
The possibility might have crossed your mind.