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Chapter 42

           

           "Thankyou!"Isaid—"ThesethievesweremytrustedlawyersandIcancheerfullysaythatIammuchmoresorryforthemthanIamformyself.Athiefisalwaysathiefapoorman,ifhebehonest,isatanyratethethief’ssuperior.ThemoneytheyhavestolenwillbringthemmiseryratherthanpleasureofthatIamconvinced.Ifthisaccountbecorrect,theyhavealreadylostlargesumsinboguscompaniesandthemanBentham,whomIthoughttheveryacmeofshrewdcautionhassunkanenormousamountofcapitalinaworn-outgoldmine.Theirforgeriesmusthavebeenadmirablydone!asadwasteoftimeandcleverness.ItappearstoothattheinvestmentsIhavemyselfmadeareworthless;well,well!itdoesnotmatterImustbegintheworldagain,that’sall!"Helookedamazed.

           "Idon’tthinkyouquiterealizeyourownmisfortune,MrTempest"—hesaid—"Youtakeittooquietlybyhalf.You’llthinkworseofitpresently."

           "Ihopenot!"Iresponded,withasmile—"Itneverdoestothinktheworstofanything.IassureyouIrealizeperfectly.Iamintheworld’ssightaruinedmanIquiteunderstand!"

           Heshruggedhisshoulderswithquiteadesperateair,andleftme.IamconvincedhethoughtmemadbutIknewIhadneverbeensosane.

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