\"Speaktohim，NOW！\"exclaimedthedistrictattorney。’You’vegottowaittillyourmancomesup。Ifyouspeaktothejudge，NOW——\"
ThevoiceofAndrewsfadedawayinhorror。
Notknowinginwhatwayhehadoffended，butconvincedthatitwasonlybythegraceofAndrewshehadescapedadungeon，Mr。
Thorndikeretreatedtohisarm—chair。
Theclockonthewallshowedhimthat，already，hehadgiventoyoungSpearonehourandaquarter。Theideawaspreposterous。Noonebetterthanhimselfknewwhathistimewasreallyworth。Inhalfanhourtherewasaboardmeeting;later，hewastoholdapostmortemonarailroad;ateverymomentquestionswerebeingaskedbytelegraph，bycable，questionsthatinvolvedthecreditofindividuals，offirms，ofeventhecountry。Andtheonemanwhocouldanswerthemwasriskinguntoldsumsonlythathemightsayagoodwordforanidleapprentice。Insidetherailedenclosurealawyerwasreadingatypewrittenspeech。Heassuredhishonorthathemusthavemoretimetopreparehiscase。Itwasoneofimmenseimportance。Thenameofamostrespectablebusinesshousewasinvolved，andasumofnolessthanninehundreddollars。Ninehundreddollars！ThecontraststruckMr。Thorndike’ssenseofhumorfullinthecentre。Unknowingly，helaughed，andfoundhimselfasconspicuousasthoughhehadappearedsuddenlyinhisnight—clothes。Thetipstaffsbeatupontherail，thelawyerhehadinterruptedutteredanindignantexclamation，Andrewscamehurriedlytowardhim，andtheyoungjudgeslowlyturnedhishead。