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Updated: May 1, 2025
It will perhaps be remembered that Caldigate's offer for the sale of his interest in the Polyeuka mine had been suddenly accepted by certain enterprising persons in Australia, and that the money itself had been absolutely forthcoming.
Something must be settled. It was very well to talk about Polyeuka. A man who has engaged himself in business must, no doubt, attend to it. But married men can attend to business quite as well as they who are single. At any rate, there could be no reason why the previous engagement should not be consolidated and made a family affair.
When he had first become assured that the new Polyeuka Company had failed, he should have made an offer, even though Euphemia Smith had then commenced her threats. With skill, might he not have done it on this very day? Might he not have made the man understand that if he would base his claim simply on his losses, and make it openly on that ground, then his claim should be considered?
There have been applications for money about the Polyeuka mine. I would not trouble you about it while you were ill. 'Does he think you ought to give back the money? 'No, not that. We are quite agreed about the money. But another question has come up; and though we are, I believe, agreed about that too, still there has been something a little uncomfortable.
I suppose a man should have ten pounds an acre to begin with. The difficulty would be in getting the land. But all this was said half in joke; for he was still of opinion that he would, after his year's holiday, be forced to return for a time to New South Wales. He had fixed a price for which, up to a certain date, he would sell his interest in the Polyeuka mine.
Then he came and seated himself close to her on the sofa, and put his arm round her waist. 'There is nothing bad but a lie. 'A lie may be so very bad! 'Yes, indeed; and this lie is very bad. Do you remember my telling you about a woman? 'That Mrs. Smith; the dancing woman? 'Yes; her. 'Of course I remember. 'She was one of those, it seems, who bought the Polyeuka mine. 'Oh, indeed!
He in his search for gold had been uniformly successful, was spoken of among the Nobble miners as the one man who in gold- digging had never had a reverse. He had gone away just before the bad time came on Polyeuka; and then had succeeded, after he had gone, in extracting from these late unfortunate partners of his every farthing that he had left them! There was ample cause for animosity.
'Not at my instance. I will take care that that shall be known. They must both come; and into their joint hands will I give the cheque, and they must come prepared with a receipt declaring that they accept the money as restitution of the loss incurred by them in purchasing the Polyeuka mine from me. Do you understand?
This went on not only from month to month, but from year to year, till at the end of three years from the date at which the son had left Folking, there had come to be a complete confidence between him and his father. John Caldigate had gone into partnership with Crinkett, who had indeed tried to cheat him wretchedly but had failed, and at that time was the manager of the Polyeuka mine.
It was at last decided that two messages should be sent by Caldigate, one to Crinkett and the other to Mrs. Smith, and each in the same words. 'No money will be sent you on behalf of the Polyeuka mine, and that this should be all. Any letter, Robert Bolton thought, would be inexpedient. Then they parted, and the two messages were at once sent. After a day or two Caldigate recovered his spirits.
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