Part 28 (2/2)
Mr Wrissell, having coo He could not tolerate scenes, and his glance showed that any forcible derange s adamantine selfishness that was the basis of the Wrissell philosophy His glance was at least harsh and bitter He went in silence, and rapidly Mr Slosson, senior, followed hih it er was the fact that his ownwere lower, coarser, clumsier, more brutal than Mr Wrissell's
After what appeared to be a considerable absence Mr Slosson, senior, returned into the room Edward Henry, steeped in peculiar :
”So this is Slosson's!”
”What's that?” dee in his ancient but powerful voice
”Nowt!” said Edward Henry
”Now, sir,” said Mr Slosson, ”we'd better co about this so-called option It's not serious, you know”
”You'll find it is”
”It's not commercial”
”I fancy it is--for me!” said Edward Henry
”The preround-rent is quite improperly low”
”That's just why I look on it as commercial--from my point of view,”
said Edward Henry
”It isn't worth the paper it's written on,” said Mr Slosson
”Why?”
”Because, seeing the unusual forht to be stamped, and it isn't stamped”
”Listen here, Mr Slosson,” said Edward Henry, ”I want you to re to a lawyer”
”A lawyer?”
”I was in the law for years,” said Edward Henry ”And you knoell as I do that I can get the option sta a penalty--which at worst will be a trifle compared to the value of the option”
”Ah!” Mr Slosson paused, and resu to undue excitement--he had pretermitted
”Then further, the deed isn't drawn up”
”That's not my fault”
”Further, the option is not transferable”
”We shall see about that”