human
So, you see, he didn't merely lose his own money; he lost theirs--the money of his clients--which was in his trust. I hadn't heard of it when I wrote you in New York, otherwise I should have told you. But now that you know it--
gpt
He's jolly lucky not to be in England, he said, trying not to seem as stunned as he felt.
human
There that sort of thing is a very serious--
gpt
Offence, she hastened to say.
human
Oh, so it is here. I must tell you quite plainly that if the money hadn't come papa would have had to go to--
gpt
But the money did come?
human
If the money hadn't come papa would have had to go to prison. Yes, the money did come. A friend of--of papa's--and Drusilla's--advanced it. It's been paid over to the people who were going to law.
gpt
So that part of it is settled?
human
That part of it is settled to the extent that no action will be taken against papa.