‘Now don’t do that, my boy!’ he said. ‘Damme, when you start talking like Avon I’m off! If you’ve not come to borrow money –’ ‘Boot’s on the other leg,’ interrupted the Marquis. Lord Rupert’s jaw dropped. ‘Ecod, was it you lent me five hundred pounds last month? When did I say I’d pay?’ ‘Judgment Day, belike,’ said his undutiful nephew.
