Imean,haveyouenoughgoldtotakeyoubacktoEnglandincaseofamisfortune?”
“Sir。”saidJos,majestically,“whenIwantmoney,I
knowwheretoaskforit。Andasformysister,youneedn’ttellmehowIoughttobehavetoher。”
“Youspeaklikeamanofspirit,Jos。”theotheransweredgood-naturedly,“andIamgladthatGeorgecanleaveherinsuchgoodhands。SoImaygivehimyourwordofhonour,mayI,thatincaseofextremityyouwillstandbyher?”
“Ofcourse,ofcourse。”answeredMr。Jos,whosegenerosityinmoneymattersDobbinestimatedquitecorrectly。