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"While you're on the subject of money," Rosa smiled at Fly
"That I have," admitted Fly
"And how much is it? "she asked in the syrupy tone which Fly
"Sure now, and who wants to be spoiling a lovely day with the talking of business?" Under pressure, Fly
"How much? "demanded Rosa, and he told her.
There was a sickly silence. Sebastian paled under his sunburn and opened his mouth to protest. On the strength of his half share, he had the previous night made to Rosa O'Fly
"Leave this to me, Sebastian," she whispered and laid a restraining hand on- his knee as she turned back to her father. "You'll let us have a look at the accounts, won't you?"
Still syrupy sweet.
"Sure and I will. They're all straight and square."
The document that Fly
The contents of the tax chest had been converted to English sterling at the rates laid down by Pear's Almanac for lyp, 1893. Fly
From the gross proceeds of 4,652 pounds Fly
To L. Parbhoo (Tailor) 15.10 pounds. To One German Dress HelmetE 5.10 pounds To Five Uniforms (Askari)
2.10 pounds each 12.10 pounds. To Five Mauser Rifles 10 pounds each 50 pounds. -.
To Six Hundred and Twenty-Five Rounds 7men Ammunition E22.10 To Advance re travelling expenses, One Hundred Escudos made to S. Oldsmith, Esq. f, 1. 5.
Finally, Sebastian's half share of the net losses amounted to a little under twenty pounds.
"Don't worry," Fly
"But, Fly
"And so you have, Bassie, and so you have."
"You said we were equal partners."
"You must have misunderstood me, boy. I said a half share and that means after expenses. It's just a great pity there was such a large accumulated loss to bring forward."
While they discussed this, Rosa was busy with a stub of a pencil on the reverse side of the account.
A few minutes later she thrust the result across the breakfast table at Fly
Rosa O'Fly
With a cry of anguish, Fly
"You don't understand business."
"But I recognize crookery when I see it," Rosa flashed back.
"You'd call your old father a crook?"
"Yes."
"I've a damn good mind to take the kiboko to you. You're not too big and Uppity that I can't warm your tail up good."
"You just try id' said Rosa, and Fly
"Anyway, what would Bassie do with all that money? It's no good for a youngster. It would spoil him."
"He'd marry me with it. That's what he'd do with it."
Fly
"I thought so!"
"Now steady on, old chap," Sebastian tried to soothe him.
"You come into my home and act like the king of bloody England. You try to fraudulently embezzle my money but that's not enough! Oh no! That's not a bloody "enough.
You've also got to start tampering with my daughter just to round things off."
"Don't be coarse," said Rosa.
"That's rich don't be coarse, she says, and just what exactly have you two been up to behind my back?"
Sebastian stood up from the breakfast table with dignity.
"I will not have you speak so of a lady in my presence, sir.