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"You men," said Durnovo eagerly, "don't seem to take the thing seriously." "I," answered Meredith, "intend at all events to take the profits very seriously. When they begin to come in, J. Meredith will be at the above address, and trusts by a careful attention to business to merit a continuance of your kind patronage." Durnovo laughed somewhat nervously. Oscard did not seem to hear.
The trees were now beginning to show the good result of pruning and a regular irrigation. Never had the leaves been so vigorous, never had the Simiacine trees borne such a bushy, luxuriant growth since the dim dark days of the Flood. Oscard relapsed into his old hunting ways.
"Seventy-seven thousand one hundred and four pounds for you," said Jack Meredith at length, laying aside his pen, "seventy-seven thousand one hundred and four pounds for me." "And," he added, after a little pause, "it was not worth it." Guy Oscard smoked his pipe and shook his head. "Now," said Jack Meredith, "I must go. I must be out of London by to-morrow morning.
They knelt side by side, and Jack Meredith the older man, the accomplished, gifted gentleman of the world, who stood second to none in that varied knowledge required nowadays of the successful societarian Jack Meredith, be it noted, humbly dragged the skin away from the body while Guy Oscard cut the clinging integuments with a delicate touch and finished skill.
She was too honest to throw herself at his head, I suppose; for I imagine a pretty girl can usually do what she likes with an old man if she takes the trouble." "Not with him, I think. Seemed to be rather down on girls in general," said Oscard coolly. "Then you know him?" "Yes, a little. I have met him once or twice, out, you know. I don't suppose he would know me again if he saw me."
"He told me that he was engaged," replied Oscard; "but I did not know that anything definite was fixed." "The most definite thing of all is fixed the date. It is to-morrow." "To-morrow?" "Yes. You have not much time to prepare your wedding garments." "Oh," replied Oscard, with a laugh, "I have not been bidden." "I expect the invitation is awaiting you at your house.
"I want you," said Oscard. There was a little pause, an ominous silence, and Victor Durnovo slowly followed Oscard out of the room, leaving that ominous silence behind. "I leave for Msala to-night," said Oscard, when they were outside, "and you are coming with me." "I'll see you damned first!" replied Durnovo, with a courage born of Irish whisky.
I feel that in me the commerce of the century has lost an ornament. Moreover, I am ready to swear to the terms of the agreement." There was a little pause. Guy Oscard took his pipe from his mouth, and while he knocked the ashes out against the leg of his chair he mumbled, "I swear to hold that agreement."
In the ill-lighted study rendered famous by the great history which had emanated in the manuscript therefrom, Guy Oscard had interviewed sundry great commercial experts, and a cheque for forty-eight thousand pounds had been handed to him across the table polished bright by his father's studious elbow.
"Yes we have been very successful," said Oscard. "How is your son now? When I last saw him he was in a very bad way. Indeed, I hardly expected to see him again!" Sir John was still interested in the dispute, which was not yet settled. "He is well, thank you. You know that he is going to be married."
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