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Chapter 21

           WithallmywealthIdidnothingnoteworthy;Ishowerednounexpectedluckinthewayofthepatient,strugglingworkersinthehardschoolsofliteratureandart;Igaveno‘largesse’amongthepoor;andwhenathin,eager-eyedcurate,withastrongearnestfacecalleduponmeoneday,torepresent,withmuchnervousdiffidence,thehideoussufferingsofsomeofthesickandstarvinginhisdistrictdownbythedocks,andsuggestedthatImightpossiblycaretoalleviateafewofthesedirefulsorrowsasasatisfactiontomyself,aswellasforthesakeofhumanbrotherhood,IamashamedtosayIlethimgowithasovereign,forwhichheheapedcoalsoffireonmyheadbyhissimple‘Godblessyou,andthankyou.IcouldseehewashimselfinthegripofpovertyIcouldhavemadehimandhispoordistrictgloriouslyhappybyafewstrokesofmypenonachequeforanamountIshouldneverhavemissedandyetIgavehimnothingbutthatonepieceofgold,andsoallowedhimtodepart.Heinvitedme,withearnestgood-will,togoandseehisstarvingflock"for,believemeMrTempest,"saidhe"Ishouldbesorryifyouthought,assomeofthewealthyareunhappilyapttodo,thatIseekmoneysimplytoapplyittomyownpersonaluses.Ifyouwouldvisitthedistrictyourself,anddistributewhateveryoupleasedwithyourownhand,itwouldbeinfinitelymoregratifyingtome,andwouldhaveafarbettereffectonthemindsofthepeople.For,sir,thepoorwillnotalwaysbepatientunderthecruelburdenstheyhavetobear."

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