"Do you mean to insult me in my own--in a bank that I founded, and in which I am still a large stockholder?"
"Perhaps you had better not press me to explain myself," answered Duncan with a calmness that emphasized his determination. "I might feel it necessary to mention some facts that otherwise there is no occasion for Mr. Leftwich to know."
"Oh, very well. I ought not to have expected courtesy at your hands."
"I think I must agree with you in that," answered Duncan. "In view of the circumstances--which, I may remind you, are of your own making--I really think you ought not to have expected courtesy at my hands. Suppose we get down to business instead. What have you to suggest by way of arranging your affairs with the bank?"
"I don't know. I came here hoping and expecting that in view
