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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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