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Chapter 11

           "Howso?"

           "Why,becauseitusedtobehisproperty"returnedLucioquietly"tillhegotintothehandsoftheJews.HegavethemWillowsmereassecurityforloans,andlatterlytheyhavesteppedinasowners.They’vesoldmostofthepictures,china,bric-a-bracandothervaluables.Bytheway,haveyounoticedhowthelegendedGodstillappearstoprotectthehouseofIsrael?Particularlythe‘baseusurer’whoisallowedtogettheunhappyChristianintohisclutchesninetimesoutoften?Andnoremedydropsfromheaven!TheJewalwaystriumphs.Ratherinconsistentisn’tit,onthepartofanequitableDeity!"Hiseyesflashedstrangescorn.Anonheresumed"AsaresultofLordElton’sunfortunatespeculations,andtheJews’admirableshrewdness,Willowsmere,asItellyouisinthemarket,andfiftythousandpoundswillmakeyoutheenviedownerofaplaceworthahundredthousand."

           "WedineattheEltons’to-night,dowenot?"Iaskedmusingly.

           "Wedo.YoucannothaveforgottenthatengagementandLadySibylsosoonsurely!"heansweredlaughing.

           "No,Ihavenotforgotten"Isaidatlast,afteralittlesilence."AndIwillbuythisWillowsmere.Iwilltelegraphinstructionstomylawyersatonce.Willyougivemethenameandaddressoftheagents?"

           "Withpleasure,mydearboy!"AndLuciohandedmealettercontainingtheparticularsconcerningthesaleoftheestateandotheritems.

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