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Springing a Mine

           Smallweedlooks,withgreedyeyes,atthelittlebundleMr.Bucketproducesfromamysteriouspartofhiscoat,andidentifiesitasthesame."Whathaveyougottosaynext?"asksMr.Bucket."Now,don’topenyourmouthtoowide,becauseyoudon’tlookhandsomewhenyoudoit.""Iwantfivehundredpound.""No,youdon’t;youmeanfifty,"saysMr.Buckethumorously.Itappears,however,thatMr.Smallweedmeansfivehundred."Thatis,IamdeputedbySirLeicesterDedlock,Baronet,toconsider(withoutadmittingorpromisinganything)thisbitofbusiness,"saysMr.BucketSirLeicestermechanicallybowshishead"andyouaskmetoconsideraproposaloffivehundredpounds.Why,it’sanunreasonableproposal!Twofiftywouldbebadenough,butbetterthanthat.Hadn’tyoubettersaytwofifty?"Mr.Smallweedisquiteclearthathehadbetternot."Then,"saysMr.Bucket,"let’shearMr.Chadband.Lord!ManyatimeI’veheardmyoldfellow-serjeantofthatname;andamoderatemanhewasinallrespects,aseverIcomeacross!"Thusinvited,Mr.Chadbandstepsforth,andafteralittlesleeksmilingandalittleoil-grindingwiththepalmsofhishands,delivershimselfasfollows,"Myfriends,wearenowRachael,mywife,andIinthemansionsoftherichandgreat.Whyarewenowinthemansionsoftherichandgreat,myfriends?Isitbecauseweareinvited?Becausewearebiddentofeastwiththem,becausewearebiddentorejoicewiththem,becausewearebiddentoplaythelutewiththem,becausewearebiddentodancewiththem?No.

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