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Chapter 42

           Ididnotofferanyfurtherexplanation,andwascontenttosoletthematterrest,thoughIwascarefultosendboththecaptainandtheship’sdoctorahandsomerecompensefortheirunitedattentionandkindness.Ihavereasontobelieve,fromtheletterstheywroteme,thattheyweremorethansatisfiedwiththesumsreceived,andthatIreallydidsomeactualgoodwiththosefewlastfragmentsofmyvanishedwealth.

           OnreachingLondon,Iinterviewedthepoliceconcerningthethievesandforgers,BenthamandEllis,andstoppedallproceedingsagainstthem.

           "Callmemadifyoulike,"—Isaidtotheutterlyconfoundedchiefofthedetectiveforce—"Idonotmind!Butlettheserascalskeepthetrashtheyhavestolen.Itwillbeacursetothem,asithasbeentome!Itisdevil’smoney!Halfofitwasalreadygone,beingsettledonmylatewifeatherdeath,itrevertedbythesamedeedofsettlement,toanylivingmembersofherfamily,anditnowbelongstoLordElton.IhavelivedtomakeanobleEarlrich,whowasoncebankruptandIdoubtifhewouldlendmeaten-pound-notefortheasking!However,Ishallnotaskhim.Theresthasgoneintotheuniversalwasteofcorruptionandshamletitstaythere!Ishallneverbothermyselftogetitback.Iprefertobeafreeman."

           "Butthebanktheprincipleofthething!"exclaimedthedetectivewithindignation.

           Ismiled.

           "Exactly!Theprincipleofthethinghasbeenperfectlycarriedout.

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