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Chapter 5

           Youseeitisalittleawkwardformetoexplaintoyouwhatreallyseemstobethemostabsurdandfantasticnotionbuttobeginwith,weneverreallyknewhowhemadehismoney,didweBentham?"

           Benthamshookhisheadandpursedhislipscloselytogether.

           "Wehadtotakechargeoflargesums,andadviseastoinvestmentsandothermattersbutitwasnotourbusinesstoinquirewherethecashcamefrominthefirstplace,wasit,Bentham?"

           AgainBenthamshookhisheadsolemnly.

           "Wewereentrustedwithit;"wentonhispartner,pressingthetipsofhisfingerstogethercaressinglyashespoke"andwedidourbesttofulfilthattrustwitherwithdiscretionandfidelity.Anditwasonlyafterwehadbeenformanyyearsconnectedinbusinessthatourclientmentionederhisidea;amosterraticandextraordinaryone,whichwasbrieflythisthathehadsoldhimselftothedevil,andthathislargefortunewasoneresultofthebargain!"

           Iburstoutlaughingheartily.

           "Whataridiculousnotion!"Iexclaimed"Poorman!aweakspotinhisbrainsomewhereevidentlyorperhapsheusedtheexpressionasamerefigureofspeech?"

           "Ithinknot;"respondedMrEllishalfinterrogatively,stillcaressinghisfingers"Ithinkourclientdidnotusethephrase‘soldtothedevil’asafigureofspeechmerely,MrBentham?"

           "Iampositivehedidnot,"saidBenthamseriously"Hespokeofthe‘bargain’asanactualandaccomplishedfact."

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