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Chapter 6

           Youcanfancya‘swagger’ladyofElizabeth’stimeaskingafriend‘Odoyoumind,mydear,ifIbringoneMasterWilliamShakespearetoseeyou?Hewritesplays,anddoessomethingorotherattheGlobetheatreinfactI’mafraidheactsalittlehe’snotverywelloffpoormanbutthesesortofpeoplearealwayssoamusing!’Nowyou,mydearTempest,arenotaShakespeare,butyourmillionswillgiveyouabetterchancethanheeverhadinhislife-time,asyouwillnothavetosueforpatronage,orpractiseareverencefor‘mylord’or‘mylady,’theseexaltedpersonageswillbeonlytoodelightedtoborrowmoneyofyouifyouwilllendit."

           "Ishallnotlend,"Isaid.

           "Norgive?"

           "Norgive."

           Hiskeeneyesflashedapproval.

           "Iamveryglad,"heobserved,"thatyouaredeterminednotto‘goaboutdoinggood’asthecantinghumbugssay,withyourmoney.Youarewise.Spendonyourselfbecauseyourveryactofspendingcannotbutbenefitothersthroughvariouschannels.NowIpursueadifferentcourse.Ialwayshelpcharities,andputmynameonsubscription-listsandIneverfailtoassistacertainportionofclergy."

           "Iratherwonderatthat"Iremarked"EspeciallyasyoutellmeyouarenotaChristian."

           "Yesitdoesseemstrangedoesn’tit?"hesaidwithanextraordinaryaccentofwhatmightbetermedapologeticderision"Butperhapsyoudon’tlookatitintheproperlight.

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