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Goods that cost four times the amount of Grasper's claim were sold for just enough to cover it, and the residue of the stock left for the other creditors. These were immediately called together, and all that the ruined debtor possessed in the world given up to them. "Take my furniture and all," said he. "Even after that is added to this poor remnant, your claims will be very far from satisfied.
An examination into Grasper's business satisfied Layton that a few thousand dollars would save it. "You need not fail," he said, cheerfully, to the unhappy man, as soon as he fully comprehended the state of his affairs. "What is to prevent it?" eagerly asked the embarrassed merchant. "You want more money," said Layton. "I know that.
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