"The difficulty can be removed."
"Well, how? What new risk must I run?"
"No risk. To tell you all in a few words, I have the money in gold buried on the estate."
"That will suit me better. I prefer gold."
"It is buried three feet under ground, in the slave jail. I selected that place to bury it, because I could dig without attracting attention."
"It can easily be brought to light. An hour's work with the spade will unearth it."
"True; but I have not the strength to dig. Besides, I am engaged with a friend in the nest room."
Dalhousie accepted the excuse, for he had seen De Guy, as he was walking in the garden, half an hour before.
"I can dig it up myself. Show me the spot."
"Very well; but sign the bond first."