If he has any sense of honour--"
Will again laughed, but not so spontaneously.
"My boy," he said, "it's all up, and you know it. You'll never see a
penny of your ten thousand pounds."
"Oh, but I can't help hoping--"
"Hope as much as you like. How goes the other affair?"
"Why, there, too, odd things have been happening. Milligan has just
got engaged, and, to tell you the truth, to a girl I shouldn't have
thought he'd ever have looked twice at. It's a Miss Parker, the
daughter of a City man. Pretty enough if you like, but as far as I
can see, no more brains than a teapot, and I can't for the life of
me understand how a man like Milligan--. But of course, it makes no
difference; our work goes on. We have an enormous correspondence."
"Does Miss Parker interest herself in it?" asked Will.
"Oh, yes, in a way, you know; as far as she can. She has turned
vegetarian, of course. To tell you the truth, Warburton, it vexes me
a good deal. I didn't think Milligan could do such a silly thing. I
hope he'll get married quickly. Just at present, the fact is, he
isn't quite himself."
Again Warburton was subdued by laughter.
"Well, I thought things might have been happening whilst I was
away," he said, "and I wasn't mistaken. Luckily, I have come back
with a renewed gusto for the shop. By the bye, I'm going to keep
that secret no longer. I'm a grocer, and probably shall be a grocer
all my life, and the sooner people know it the better.
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