“I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility，”continued the other.“They admit no liability at all, but in consideration of your sons services they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensation.”
Mr. White dropped his wifes hand, and rising to his feet, gazed with a look of horror at his visitor. His dry lips shaped the words，“How much?”
“Two hundred pounds，”was the answer.
Unconscious of his wifes shriek, the old man smiled faintly, put out his hands like a sightless man, and dropped, a senseless heap, to the foor.