“In that case, you would gain twenty thousand pounds, and you would lose⁠—”

“I should lose the chance of three thousand a year.”

“The

remote

chance, Percival⁠—the remote chance only. And you want money, at once. In your position the gain is certain⁠—the loss doubtful.”

“Speak for yourself as well as for me. Some of the money I want has been borrowed for