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           £800plus21/2%interestonthesame,repayablequarterlyinequalannualinstalmentsuntilextinctionbyamortisationofloanadvancedforpurchasewithinaperiodof20years,amountingtoanannualrentalof£64,headrentincluded,thetitledeedstoremaininpossessionofthelenderorlenderswithasavingclauseenvisagingforcedsale,foreclosureandmutualcompensationintheeventofprotractedfailuretopaythetermsassigned,otherwisethemessuagetobecometheabsolutepropertyofthetenantoccupieruponexpiryoftheperiodofyearsstipulated.

           Whatrapidbutinsecuremeanstoopulencemightfacilitateimmediatepurchase?

           Aprivatewirelesstelegraphwhichwouldtransmitbydotanddashsystemtheresultofanationalequinehandicap(flatorsteeplechase)of1ormoremilesandfurlongswonbyanoutsideratoddsof50to1at3hr8mp.m.atAscot(Greenwichtime),themessagebeingreceivedandavailableforbettingpurposesinDublinat2.59p.m.(Dunsinktime).Theunexpecteddiscoveryofanobjectofgreatmonetaryvalue(preciousstone,valuableadhesiveorimpressedpostagestamps(7schilling,mauve,imperforate,Hamburg,1866:4pence,rose,bluepaper,perforate,GreatBritain,1855:1franc,stone,official,rouletted,diagonalsurcharge,Luxemburg,1878),antiquedynasticalring,uniquerelic)inunusualrepositoriesorbyunusualmeans:fromtheair(droppedbyaneagleinflight),byfire(amidthecarbonisedremainsofanincendiatededifice),inthesea(amidflotsam,jetsam,laganandderelict),onearth(inthegizzardofacomestiblefowl).