It was a big sum.

George Winter.

Fair to moderate.

[There is a very short pause. The two men, both shrewd, hard and keen, face one another like two duellists.

James Ford.

It struck me that the Middlepool Investment Trust had got a large batch of bonds lying in the bank.

[He watches George Winter for the effect of this statement.

George Winter.

[With a smile.] Well, they’re lying there still.

James Ford.