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Chapter 13. Patriarchal

           Whenamansayshe’srich,you’regenerallysureheisn’t.Besides,iftheyarepoor,youcan’thelpit.You’dbepooryourselfifyoudidn’tgetyourrents.’

           ‘Trueenough,’saidArthur.

           ‘You’renotgoingtokeepopenhouseforallthepoorofLondon,’pursuedPancks.‘You’renotgoingtolodge‘emfornothing.You’renotgoingtoopenyourgateswideandlet‘emcomefree.Notifyouknowit,youain’t.’

           MrCasbyshookhishead,inPlacidandbenignantgenerality.

           ‘Ifamantakesaroomofyouathalf-a-crownaweek,andwhentheweekcomesroundhasn’tgotthehalf-crown,yousaytothatman,Whyhaveyougottheroom,then?Ifyouhaven’tgottheonething,whyhaveyougottheother?Whathaveyoubeenanddonewithyourmoney?Whatdoyoumeanbyit?Whatareyouupto?That’swhatyousaytoamanofthatsort;andifyoudidn’tsayit,moreshameforyou!’MrPancksheremadeasingularandstartlingnoise,producedbyastrongblowingeffortintheregionofthenose,unattendedbyanyresultbutthatacousticone.

           ‘Youhavesomeextentofsuchpropertyabouttheeastandnorth-easthere,Ibelieve?’saidClennam,doubtfulwhichofthetwotoaddress.

           ‘Oh,prettywell,’saidPancks.‘You’renotparticulartoeastornorth-east,anypointofthecompasswilldoforyou.Whatyouwantisagoodinvestmentandaquickreturn.Youtakeitwhereyoucanfindit.Youain’tniceastosituation—notyou.’

           TherewasafourthandmostoriginalfigureinthePatriarchaltent,whoalsoappearedbeforedinner.

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