Publisher's Synopsis
Though there was nothing visibly graceful about Mi-chael Comber, he apparently had the art of giving grace-fully. He had already told his cousin Francis, who sat on the arm of the sofa by his table, that there was no earthly excuse for his having run into debt; but now when the moment came for giving, he wrote the cheque quickly and eagerly, as if thoroughly enjoying it, and passed it over to him with a smile that was extraordinarily pleas-ant.
