Wegg expressly points out, not at all for the sake of the reward⁠—though it would be a want of principle not to take it.

To all this, Mr. Venus, with his shock of dusty hair cocked after the manner of a terrier’s ears, attends profoundly. When Mr. Wegg, having finished, opens his arms wide, as if to show Mr. Venus how bare his breast is, and then folds them pending a reply, Mr. Venus winks at him with both eyes some little time before speaking.

“I see you have tried it by yourself, Mr. Wegg,” he says when he does speak. “You have found out the difficulties by experience.”