’Thankyou，John。I——ha——I’llwriteit，John。’
Hishandshooksothathewasalongtimewritingit，andwroteitinatremulousscrawlatlast。Itwasachequeforonehundredpounds。Hefoldeditup，putitinYoungjohn’shand，andpressedthehandinhis。
’Ihopeyou’ll——ha——overlook——hum——whathaspassed，John。’
’Don’tspeakofit，sir，onanyaccounts。Idon’tinanywaysbearmalice，I’msure。’
ButnothingwhileJohnwastherecouldchangeJohn’sfacetoitsnaturalcolourandexpression，orrestoreJohn’snaturalmanner。