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As he speaks JAMES How comes in from the partners' room。 He is a shortish man�察�with white side´whiskers�察�plentiful grey hair�察 �shrewd eyes�察�and gold pince´nez。
JAMES。 Morning�察�Walter。
WALTER。 How are you�察�father��
COKESON。 ��Looking down his nose at the papers in his hand as though deprecating their size�А�I'll just take Boulter's lease in to young Falder to draft the instructions。 ��He goes out into FALDER'S room。��
WALTER。 About that right´of´way case��
JAMES。 Oh�察�well�察�we must go forward there。 I thought you told me yesterday the firm's balance was over four hundred。
WALTER。 So it is。
JAMES。 ��Holding out the pass´book to his son�А�Threefiveone�察�no recent cheques。 Just get me out the cheque´book。
WALTER goes to a cupboard�察�unlocks a drawer and produces a cheque´book。
JAMES。 Tick the pounds in the counterfoils。 Five�察�fifty´four�察�seven�察�five�察�twenty´eight�察�twenty�察�ninety�察�eleven�察�fifty´two�察�seventy´one。 Tally��
WALTER。 ��Nodding�А �Can't understand。 Made sure it was over four hundred。
JAMES。 Give me the cheque´book。 ��He takes the check´book and cons the counterfoils�А�What's this ninety��
WALTER。 Who drew it��
JAMES。 You。
WALTER。 ��Taking the cheque´book�А �July 7th�拭 �That's the day I went down to look over the Trenton Estatelast Friday week�察�I came back on the Tuesday�察�you remember。 But look here�察�father�察�it was nine I drew a cheque for。 Five guineas to Smithers and my expenses。 It just covered all but half a crown。
JAMES。 ��Gravely�А �Let's look at that ninety cheque。 ��He sorts the cheque out from the bundle in the pocket of the pass´book�А�Seems all right。 There's no nine here。 This is bad。 Who cashed that nine´pound cheque��
WALTER。 ��Puzzled and pained�А �Let's see� �I was finishing Mrs。 Reddy's willonly just had time�察�yesI gave it to Cokeson。
JAMES。 Look at that 't' 'y'�此�that yours��
WALTER。 ��After consideration�А �My y's curl back a little�察�this doesn't。
JAMES。 ��As COKESON re´enters from FALDER'S room�А �We must ask him。 Just come here and carry your mind back a bit�察�Cokeson。 D'you remember cashing a cheque for Mr。 Walter last Friday weekthe day he went to Trenton��
COKESON。 Ye´es。 Nine pounds。
JAMES。 Look at this。 ��Handing him the cheque。��
COKESON。 No� �Nine pounds。 My lunch was just coming in�察�and of course I like it hot�察�I gave the cheque to Davis to run round to the bank。 He brought it back�察�all goldyou remember�察�Mr。 Walter�察�you wanted some silver to pay your cab。 ��With a certain contemptuous compassion�А �Here�察�let me see。 You've got the wrong cheque。
He takes cheque´book and pass´book from WALTER。
WALTER。 Afraid not。
COKESON。 ��Having seen for himself�А �It's funny。
JAMES。 You gave it to Davis�察�and Davis sailed for Australia on Monday。 Looks black�察�Cokeson。
COKESON。 ��Puzzled and upset�А �why this'd be a felony� �No�察�no� �there's some mistake。
JAMES。 I hope so。
COKESON。 There's never been anything of that sort in the office the twenty´nine years I've been here。
JAMES。 ��Looking at cheque and counterfoil�А �This is a very clever bit of work�察�a warning to you not to leave space after your figures�察�Walter。
WALTER。 ��Vexed�А �Yes�察�I knowI was in such a tearing hurry that afternoon。
COKESON。 ��Suddenly�А �This has upset me。
JAMES。 The counterfoil altered toovery deliberate piece of swindling。 What was Davis's ship��
WALTER。 'City of Rangoon'。
JAMES。 We ought to wire and have him arrested at Naples�察�he can't be there yet。
COKESON。 His poor young wife。 I liked the young man。 Dear�察�oh dear� �In this office��
WALTER。 Shall I go to the bank and ask the cashier��
JAMES。 ��Grimly�А �Bring him round here。 And ring up Scotland Yard。
WALTER。 Really��
He goes out through the outer office。 JAMES paces the room。 He stops and looks at COKESON�察�who is disconsolately rubbing the knees of his trousers。
JAMES。 Well�察�Cokeson� �There's something in character�察�isn't there��
COKESON。 ��Looking at him over his spectacles�А �I don't quite take you�察�sir。
JAMES。 Your story�察�would sound dd thin to any one who didn't know you。
COKESON。 Ye´es� 。�He laughs。 Then with a sudden gravity�А �I'm sorry for that young man。 I feel it as if it was my own son�察�Mr。 James。
JAMES。 A nasty business��
COKESON。 It unsettles you。 All goes on regular�察�and then a thing like this happens。 Shan't relish my lunch to´day。
JAMES。 As bad as that�察�Cokeson��
COKESON。 It makes you think。 ��Confidentially�А �He must have had temptation。
JAMES。 Not so fast。 We haven't convicted him yet。
COKESON。 I'd sooner have lost a month's salary than had this happen。 ��He broods。��
JAMES。 I hope that fellow will hurry up。
COKESON。 ��Keeping things pleasant for the cashier�А �It isn't fifty yards�察�Mr。 James。 He won't be a minute。
JAMES。 The idea of dishonesty about this office it hits me hard�察�Cokeson。
He goes towards the door of the partners' room。
SWEEDLE。 ��Entering quietly�察�to COKESON in a low voice�А �She's popped up again�察�sir´something she forgot to say to Falder。
COKESON。 ��Roused from his abstraction�А �Eh�拭 �Impossible。 Send her away��
JAMES。 What's that��
COKESON。 Nothing�察�Mr。 James。 A private matter。 Here�察�I'll come myself。 ��He goes into the outer office as JAMES passes into the partners' room�А �Now�察�you really mustn'twe can't have anybody just now。
RUTH。 Not for a minute�察�sir��
COKESON。 Reely� �Reely� �I can't have it。 If you want him�察�wait about�察�he'll be going out for his lunch directly。
RUTH。 Yes�察�sir。
WALTER�察�entering with the cashier�察�passes RUTH as she leaves the outer office。
COKESON。 ��To the cashier�察�who resembles a sedentary dragoon�А�Good´morning。 ��To WALTER�А �Your father's in there。
WALTER crosses and goes into the partners' room。
COKESON。 It's a nahsty�察�unpleasant little matter�察�Mr。 Cowley。 I'm quite ashamed to have to trouble you。
COWLEY。 I remember the cheque quite well。 ��As if it were a liver�А�Seemed in perfect order。
COKESON。 Sit down�察�won't you�拭 �I'm not a sensitive man�察�but a thing like this about the placeit's not nice。 I like people to be open and jolly together。
COWLEY。 Quite so。
COKESON。 ��Buttonholing him�察�and glancing toward the partners' room�А�Of course he's a young man。 I've told him about it before now leaving space after his figures�察�but he will do it。
COWLEY。 I should remember the person's facequite a youth。
COKESON。 I don't think we shall be able to show him to you�察�as a matter of fact。
JAMES and WALTER have come back from the partners' room。
JAMES。 Good´morning�察�Mr。 Cowley。 You've seen my son and myself�察�you've seen Mr。 Cokeson�察�and you've seen Sweedle�察�my office´boy。 It was none of us�察�I take it。
The cashier shakes his head with a smile。
JAMES。 Be so good as to sit there。 Cokeson�察�engage Mr。 Cowley in conversation�察�will you��
He goes toward FALDER'S room。
COKESON。 Just a word�察�Mr。 James。
JAMES。 Well��
COKESON。 You don't want to upset the young man in there�察�do you�拭�He's a nervous young feller。
JAMES。 This must be thoroughly cleared up�察�Cokeson�察�for the sake of Falder's name�察�to say nothing of yours。
COKESON。 ��With Some dignity�А�That'll look after itself�察�sir。 He's been upset once this morning�察�I don't want him startled again。
JAMES。 It's a matter of form�察�but I can't stand upon niceness over a thing like thistoo serious。 Just talk to Mr。 Cowley。
He opens the door of FALDER'S room。
JAMES。 Bring in the papers in Boulter's lease�察�will you�察�Falder��
COKESON。 ��Bursting into voice�А �Do you keep dogs��
The cashier�察�with his eyes fixed on the door�察�does not answer。
COKESON。 You haven't such a thing as a bulldog pup you could spare me�察�I suppose��
At the look on the cashier's face his jaw drops�察�and he turns to see FALDER standing in the doorway�察�with his eyes fixed on COWLEY�察�like the eyes of a rabbit fastened on a snake。
FALDER。 ��Advancing with the papers�А�Here they are�察�sir��
JAMES。 ��Taking them�А�Thank you。
FALDER。 Do you want me�察�sir��
JAMES。 No�察�thanks��
FALDER turns and goes back into his own room。 As he shuts the door JAMES gives the cashier an interrogative look�察�and the cashier nods。
JAMES。 Sure�拭 �This isn't as we suspected。
COWLEY。 Quite。 He knew me。 I suppose he can't slip out of that room��
COKESON。 ��Gloomily�А �There's only the windowa whole floor and a basement。
The door of FALDER'S room is quietly opened�察�and FALDER�察�with his hat in his hand�察�moves towards the door of the outer office。
JAMES。 ��Quietly�А �Where are you going�察�Falder��
FALDER。 To have my lunch�察�sir。
JAMES。 Wait a few minutes�察�would you�拭 �I want to speak to you about this lease。
FALDER。 Yes�察�sir。 ��He goes back into his room。��
COWLEY。 If I'm wanted�察�I can swear that's the young man who cashed the cheque。 It was the last cheque I handled that morning before my lunch。 These are the numbers of the notes he had。 ��He puts a slip of paper on the table�察�then�察�brushing his hat round�А �Good´morning��
JAMES。 Good´morning�察�Mr。 Cowley��
COWLEY。 ��To COKESON�А �Good´morning。
COKESON。 ��With Stupefaction�А �Good´morning。
The cashier goes out through the outer office。 COKESON sits down in his chair�察�as though it were the only place left in the morass of his feelings。
WALTER。 What are you going to do��
JAMES。 Have him in。 Give me the cheque and the counterfoil。
COKESON。 I don't understand。 I thought young Davis
JAMES。 We shall see。
WALTER。 One moment�察�father�此�have you thought it out��
JAMES。 Call him in��
COKESON。 ��Rising with difficulty and opening FALDER'S door�察�hoarsely�А �Step in here a minute。
FALDER。 ��Impassively�А �Yes�察�sir��
JAMES。 ��Turning to him suddenly with the cheque held out�А �You know this cheque�察�Falder��
FALDER。 No�察�sir。
JADES。 Look at it。 You cashed it last Friday week。
FALDER。 Oh� �yes�察�sir�察�that oneDavis gave it me。
JAMES。 I know。 And you gave Davis the cash��
FALDER。 Yes�察�sir。
JAMES。 When Davis gave you the cheque was it exactly like this��
FALDER。 Yes�察�I think so�察�sir。
JAMES。 You know that Mr。 Walter drew
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