Maddoxgreetedhimgenially，butPhilipcuthimshort。
\"Iwantyoutoactforme，\"hewhispered，\"andactquick！IwantyoutobuyformeonethousandsharesoftheRoyalMailLine，oftheElder—Dempster，andoftheUnionCastle。\"
HeheardMaddoxlaughindulgently。
\"There’snothinginthatyarnofacombine，\"hecalled。\"Ithasfallenthrough。Besides，sharesareatfifteenpounds。\"
Philip，havinginhispossessionasecond—classticketandafive—poundnote，wasindifferenttothat，andsaidso。