"I will go to France, if you provide the means."
"Suppose I will not?"
"Perhaps your niece will."
"What if she is dead?"
"I can better tell when I know that she is dead."
"How much money do you require?"
"Twenty thousand."
"A large sum."
"From millions your niece would gladly give more."
"I will think of your proposition. Come in again in two hours, and you shall have my answer."