Part 75 (1/2)
”What about, father--money?” James Brandon nodded
”I've been too hasty, my boy I was very ill, and I did what I should not have done in calmeras to co for your cousin to come up?”
”Yes, father; you senttone, ”so as to get me out of the way, but I heard all about it afterwards”
”All about it?” said his father, with an anxious look
”I suppose so,” replied Sam carelessly
”No,forward and taking his son by the coat as he spoke in a very low voice ”The fact is, Saot a number of curious fancies into my head--half-delirious, I suppose--about soe by your aunt, Torowing interested now
”I fancied soive those deeds up to your cousin; and though I fought against it for so for ive thehts, father?” said Sae, my boy,” replied his father evasively, ”and I behaved very weakly and foolishly in giving theive them up to Tom that day?”
”Yes, Sam, and it is a very troublesome matter I tell you, I did not knohat I was about then, and it will affect you very seriously by and by, if I don't get them back”
”You mean in money matters, father?” said Sam sharply
”Yes; affect me now heavily, and you by and by”
”Get the the elder advice
”Yes, Sam, my boy, that's what I want to do, but how?”
”Write and tell young To them up”
James Brandon shook his head
”No use--no use, s to the lad that day”
”But you ain, father,”
cried Sao down there yourself”
”Iet them”
”And suppose I did, father?”
”Suppose you did? Why then,that was said with contempt Do you hear? With contempt”
”Stop a bit,” said Sam quietly ”You always told me to be cautious in business matters, and that I was to keep one foot down firmly till I found a safe place for the other”