I’dnothingtodowiththat；youchosetobesoobligingastogiveitme，thatwasall。Ifyoudon’twanttopaythemoney，letitalone；it’sallonetome。ButIwaswillingtoaccommodateyoubyundertakingtosellthehorse，seeingit’snotconvenienttoyoutogosofarto—morrow。\"
Godfreywassilentforsomemoments。HewouldhavelikedtospringonDunstan，wrenchthewhipfromhishand，andfloghimtowithinaninchofhislife；andnobodilyfearcouldhavedeterredhim；buthewasmasteredbyanothersortoffear，whichwasfedbyfeelingsstrongereventhanhisresentment。Whenhespokeagain，itwasinahalf—conciliatorytone。
\"Well，youmeannononsenseaboutthehorse，eh？You’llsellhimallfair，andhandoverthemoney？Ifyoudon’t，youknow，everything’ullgotosmash，forI’vegotnothingelsetotrustto。
Andyou’llhavelesspleasureinpullingthehouseovermyhead，whenyourownskull’stobebrokentoo。\"
\"Aye，aye，\"saidDunstan，rising；\"allright。Ithoughtyou’dcomeround。I’mthefellowtobringoldBryceuptothescratch。