“But how should a debtor come with money to buy a boat? The question will be asked.”
“To be sure it will. But if you contrive shrewdly, you'll all be gone before that happens.”
Blood nodded understanding, and the doctor, setting a hand upon his sleeve, unfolded the scheme he had conceived.
“You shall have the money from me at once. Having received it, you'll forget that it was I who supplied it to you. You have friends in England--relatives, perhaps--who sent it out to you through the agency of one of your Bridgetown patients, whose name as a man of honour you will on no account divulge lest you bring trouble upon him. That is your tale if there are questions.”
He paused, looking hard at Blood. Blood nodded understanding and assent. Relieved, the doctor continued:
“But there should be
