Part 76 (1/2)
”But look here, Sam,” said James Brandon at last, and he seemed to be in a nervous, excited state ”It is of vital importance to me that I should have those papers”
”Then if I were you I should go down and get them, father,” said Sam coolly
”But that is impossible, my boy Come, you will do that for me?”
”I don't see why I should,” replied Sas very pleasant foryou like; and don't you understand how iin to see,” said Saot yourself into a scrape, father, over so Tom Blount's affairs, and you want to rily
”Oh, but you do”
”I do want you to help rin
”Well, call the to be jocose, but looking ghastly pale the while, and with the perspiration standing in tiny drops upon his forehead ”But you must help me, Sam
Thestraight before him in silence for a few minutes, while his father watched hiet into trouble, father,” he said at last
”You don't open out to me frankly, but I can see as far into a millstone as most people I'm not quite a fool”
”No, hted to find what a sharp ”
”But you neverrin
”Because I did not want to make you conceited, my dear boy,” cried the father ”Then you will help me?”
”The money's no temptation to me, father,” said Sam loftily
”But it will be very useful to you by and by, my boy Surely you don't want that ill-conditioned cub to inherit it”
”Of course I don't,” said Saet them for you somehow, but if there's any rumpus afterward you'll have to stand the racket, for I shan't I shall say you sent me”
”Of course, my boy, of course But you are too clever toto be a great help to in to think of your being a junior partner Only about three or four years, Sao down at once?”
”You leave that to me,” said Sam importantly ”But I must have son will be plenty, I suppose?”
”No, you don't,” said Saradedthe punish more keenly than from any which could have been inflicted by the law
”But how s?”
”I want two pounds,” said Saive soet the papers for ive asped his father