James Ford.

But where did you get the money?

[Etchingham gives a slight start, but George Winter remains perfectly cool.

George Winter.

My dear fellow, you don’t suppose I stole it, do you? That’s where the born financier comes in. He makes money as a conjurer makes a white rabbit appear out of a silk handkerchief.

James Ford.

[Drily.] A very satisfactory explanation.

[For an instant, hardly perceptible to the others, the eyes of George Winter and James Ford meet.

George Winter.

But that’s hardly the point, is it?