Andtheneverythinghadgonebadlywithhimsincehismarriage。
Hewasapt，whenthinkingoverhisaffairs，toattributeallthistothefearsandhesitationandparsimonyofSextyParker。NoneofhislateventureswithSextyParkerhadbeensuccessful。AndnowSextywasinabadcondition，veryviolent，drinkinghard，declaringhimselftobearuinedman，andswearingthatifthisandthatwerenotdonehewouldhavebitterrevenge。Sextystillbelievedinthewealthofhispartner’sfather-in-law，andstillhadsomehopeofsalvationfromthatsource。Lopezwoulddeclaretohim，anduptothisverytimeperseveredinprotesting，thatsalvationwouldbefoundinBios。IfSextywouldonlyrisktwoorthreethousandpoundsmoreuponBios，——orhiscredittothatamountfailingtheimmediatemoney，——thingsmightstillberight。’Biosbed-d，’saidSexty，utteringastringofheavyimprecations。Onthatmorning，hehadbeentrustingtonativeproduceratherthantothenewAfricanspirit。Butnow，astheGuatemalaschemereallytookformandloomedonLopez’seyesightasathingthatmightbereal，heendeavouredtokeepoutofSexty’sway。Butinvain，SextytoohadheardofGuatemala，andinhismiseryhuntedLopezaboutthecity。’ByG-，Ibelieveyou’reafraidtocometoLittleTankardYard，’hesaidonday，havingcaughthisvictimundertheequestrianstatueinfrontoftheExchange。
’WhatisthegoodofmycomingwhenyouwilldonothingwhenIamthere？’
’I’lltellwhatitis，Lopez，——you’renotgoingoutofthecountryaboutthisminingbusiness，ifIknowit。’
’WhosaidIwas？’