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Chapter 5

           MrEllisrubbedhishandsandsmileddeprecatingly.

           "ThefactisMrTempest,yourdeceasedrelativehadoneverycuriousidea—hewasashrewdmanandacleverone,buthecertainlyhadoneverycuriousidea—andperhapsifhehadfollowedituptoanyextent,itmight—yes,itmighthavelandedhiminalunaticasylumandpreventedhisdisposingofhisextensivefortuneinthe—er—theveryjustandreasonablemannerhehasdone.Happilyforhimselfand—er—foryou,hedidnotfollowitup,andtothelastheretainedhisadmirablebusinessqualitiesandhighsenseofrectitude.ButIdonotthinkheeverquitedispossessedhimselfoftheideaitself,didheBentham?"

           Benthamgazedmeditativelyattheroundblackmarkofthegas-burnerwhereitdarkenedtheceiling.

           "Ithinknot—no,Ithinknot,"heanswered—"Ibelievehewasperfectlyconvincedofit."

           "Andwhatwasit?"Iasked,gettingimpatient—"Didhewanttobringoutsomepatent?—anewnotionforaflying-machine,andgetridofhismoneyinthatway?"

           "No,no,no!"andMrEllislaughedasoftpleasantlittlelaughovermysuggestion—"No,mydearsir—nothingofapurelymechanicalorcommercialturncaptivatedhisimagination.Hewastoo—er—yes,IthinkImaysaytooprofoundlyopposedtowhatiscalled‘progress’intheworldtoaiditbyanynewinventionorothermeanswhatever.

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