Notwillingtorelyentirelyonhisownjudgment，heratherreluctantlydecidedtocallonabankerinanadjacenttown，withwhomheenjoyedaslightacquaintance。Inthinkingthematteroverhewasgreatlyperplexedtodeterminehowtointroducethesubject。
Ofcourseitwouldnotanswertoallowthecashiertofathomhissecretpurpose，andyethewasoppressedwithavagueconsciousnessthatonlyatranslucentfilmhidhisthoughtfromtheworld。Onceortwice，indrivingoverontheunfamiliarerrand，weakandirresolutehehalfresolvedtoturnback，butgreedfinallyprevailed，andhekeptontothevillage。
Withastrongbutunsatisfactoryefforttoappearatease，hesaunteredintothebank。Aftertheusualinterchangeofgreetings，henervouslyremarked，“BrotherHyde，asIwascomingthiswayto-
daytocallonBrotherTompkins，Ihavetakenthelibertytodropintoaskyouaquestiononamatterinyourline。“
“Verywell，“repliedthebanker，“Ishallbehappytoserveyou。“