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Chapter 21

           WithallmywealthIdidnothingnoteworthy;Ishowerednounexpectedluckinthewayofthepatient,strugglingworkersinthehardschoolsofliteratureandart;Igaveno‘largesse’amongthepoor;—andwhenathin,eager-eyedcurate,withastrongearnestfacecalleduponmeoneday,torepresent,withmuchnervousdiffidence,thehideoussufferingsofsomeofthesickandstarvinginhisdistrictdownbythedocks,andsuggestedthatImightpossiblycaretoalleviateafewofthesedirefulsorrowsasasatisfactiontomyself,aswellasforthesakeofhumanbrotherhood,IamashamedtosayIlethimgowithasovereign,forwhichheheapedcoalsoffireonmyheadbyhissimple‘Godblessyou,andthankyou.’Icouldseehewashimselfinthegripofpoverty—IcouldhavemadehimandhispoordistrictgloriouslyhappybyafewstrokesofmypenonachequeforanamountIshouldneverhavemissed—andyet—Igavehimnothingbutthatonepieceofgold,andsoallowedhimtodepart.Heinvitedme,withearnestgood-will,togoandseehisstarvingflock—"for,believemeMrTempest,"saidhe—"Ishouldbesorryifyouthought,assomeofthewealthyareunhappilyapttodo,thatIseekmoneysimplytoapplyittomyownpersonaluses.Ifyouwouldvisitthedistrictyourself,anddistributewhateveryoupleasedwithyourownhand,itwouldbeinfinitelymoregratifyingtome,andwouldhaveafarbettereffectonthemindsofthepeople.For,sir,thepoorwillnotalwaysbepatientunderthecruelburdenstheyhavetobear."

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