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VII. The Morning and the Evening of a Day

           Towinthemoney,fairlyorotherwise,andtohanditcontemptuouslytoThomasininheraunt’spresence,hadbeenthedimoutlineofhispurpose.Butmenaredrawnfromtheirintentionseveninthecourseofcarryingthemout,anditwasextremelydoubtful,bythetimethetwentiethguineahadbeenreached,whetherWildevewasconsciousofanyotherintentionthanthatofwinningforhisownpersonalbenefit.Moreover,hewasnownolongergamblingforhiswife’smoney,butforYeobright’s;thoughofthisfactChristian,inhisapprehensiveness,didnotinformhimtillafterwards.

           Itwasnearlyeleveno’clock,when,withalmostashriek,ChristianplacedYeobright’slastgleamingguineauponthestone.Inthirtysecondsithadgonethewayofitscompanions.

           Christianturnedandflunghimselfonthefernsinaconvulsionofremorse,“O,whatshallIdowithmywretchedself?”hegroaned.“WhatshallIdo?WillanygoodHeavenhaemercyuponmywickedsoul?”

           “Do?Liveonjustthesame.”

           “Iwon’tliveonjustthesame!I’lldie!Isayyouarea—a——”

           “Amansharperthanmyneighbour.”

           “Yes,amansharperthanmyneighbour;aregularsharper!”

           “Poorchips-in-porridge,youareveryunmannerly.”

           “Idon’tknowaboutthat!AndIsayyoubeunmannerly!You’vegotmoneythatisn’tyourown.HalftheguineasarepoorMr.Clym’s.”

           “How’sthat?”

           “BecauseIhadtogiefiftyof’emtohim.Mrs.Yeobrightsaidso.”

           “Oh?...Well,’twouldhavebeenmoregracefulofhertohavegiventhemtohiswifeEustacia.Buttheyareinmyhandsnow

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