Part 75 (2/2)
”Of course, o down to that country bumpkin's place?”
”Yes, if you went down you would find out where the papers were kept,”
said Jaerly
”And if I did?”
”You could bring thereat care of theiven them to Uncle Richard?”
”Pish!+ what then? Your uncle would only pitch theet theo down on a visit, find out where they are, and bring them away”
”I say, dad,” said Sa?”
”No, no, no, no,” cried his father quickly; ”only getting back soave up during a severe illness, when I did not knohat I was about You understand?”
”Oh yes, father, I understand, but it looks ugly”
”It would look uglier for you to be left almost without a penny, Sam, and your cousin to be well off”
”Ye-es,” said Saly, dad”
”Then you will go?”
”Perhaps That depends Not as you propose They'dtaken theetting the fact that he had been training andhim for years to become a self-satisfied, selfishcare of hi a sharp one,” thought the father, half gratified, half annoyed Then aloud--
”Oh no, Sam, I don't think that”
”You don't want to think that, father,” said Sa himself up importantly
”Oh yes, et you into trouble”
”No, father, of course not; it would be getting you into a scrape as well Look here, suppose I slip down and get the deeds without being seen--without any one being a bit the wiser?”
James Brandon shook his head
”Oh, I don't want the job,” said Sam coolly
His father was silent for a few moments, and Saan to trim his nails