Book 1

, chap. iv.]

[Illustration: THEY LOOKED TEMPTING; EIGHT IN NUMBER, CIRCULARLY SET OUT ON A WHITE PLATE, ON A TRAY COVERED WITH A WHITE NAPKIN, FLANKED BY A SLICE OF BUTTERED FRENCH ROLL AND A LITTLE COMPACT GLASS OF COOL WINE AND WATER-- Book 1 , chap. v.]

[Illustration: "GIVE ME THE MONEY AGAIN," SAID THE OTHER EAGERLY, "AND I'LL KEEP IT AND NEVER SPEND IT"--