Themoneymodifiesthisview——unfavourablysofarasMr。Ferrariisconcerned。Istillbelieveheiskeepingoutoftheway。ButI
nowsayheispaidforkeepingoutoftheway——andthatbank-notethereonthetableisthepriceofhisabsence，sentbytheguiltypersonstohiswife。’
Mrs。Ferrari’swaterygreyeyesbrightenedsuddenly；Mrs。Ferrari’sdulldrab-colouredcomplexionbecameenlivenedbyaglowofbrilliantred。
’It’sfalse！’shecried。’It’saburningshametospeakofmyhusbandinthatway！’
’ItoldyouIshouldoffendyou！’saidMr。Troy。