"I want to say," he began with some difficulty, "that, if you are pressed
at all for money--"
Garratt Skinner stopped him. He pulled some sovereigns out of one pocket
and some banknotes out of another.
"You see, I have enough to go on with. In fact--" and he looked northward
toward the mountains. Dimly they could be seen under the sickle of a new
moon. "In fact, I propose to-morrow to take your friend Simond and cross
on the high-level to Zermatt."
"But afterward?" asked Chayne.
Garratt Skinner laughed and laughed like a boy. There was a rich
anticipation of enjoyment in the sound.
"Afterward? I shall have a great time. I shall squeeze Mr. Jarvice. It's
what they call in America a cinch."
And with a cheery good-night Garratt Skinner betook himself down the
road.
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