wasonlytoputthecaseoutatcompoundinterestandincomprehensibility。Theirresolutefingersflutteredmoreandmoreineffectuallyaboutthetremblingliponeverysuchoccasion,andthesharpestpractitionersgavehimupasahopelessjob。
’Out?’saidtheturnkey,’he’llnevergetout,unlesshiscreditorstakehimbytheshouldersandshovehimout。’
Hehadbeentherefiveorsixmonths,whenhecamerunningtothisturnkeyoneforenoontotellhim,breathlessandpale,thathiswifewasill。
’Asanybodymightaknownshewouldbe,’saidtheturnkey。
’Weintended,’hereturned,’thatsheshouldgotoacountrylodgingonlyto-morrow。WhatamItodo!Oh,goodheaven,whatamItodo!’