But his teeth met. His face darkened. He shook his head.
“That’s the kind of rot that isn’t worth talking, and you ought to know it,” said he. “When I begin a thing I go through with it, though it lands me in hell, as this one will. I can’t help that. It’s too late to go back. I’m going on and you’re going with me, Cole, like a sensible chap!”
I shook my head.
“Only on the one condition.”
“You - stick - to - that?” he said,
But his teeth met. His face darkened. He shook his head.
“That’s the kind of rot that isn’t worth talking, and you ought to know it,” said he. “When I begin a thing I go through with it, though it lands me in hell, as this one will. I can’t help that. It’s too late to go back. I’m going on and you’re going with me, Cole, like a sensible chap!”
I shook my head.
“Only on the one condition.”
“You - stick - to - that?” he said,
