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Chapter XII. Who Met Diamond At Sandwich

           

           WeknowthatNorthWindwasverybusythatnightonwhichsheleftDiamondinthecathedral.ShehadinasensebeenblowingthroughandthroughtheColemans’housethewholeofthenight.First,MissColeman’smaidhadleftachinkofhermistress’swindowopen,thinkingshehadshutit,andNorthWindhadwoundafewofherhairsroundthelady’sthroat.Shewasconsiderablyworsethenextmorning.Again,theshipwhichNorthWindhadsunkthatverynightbelongedtoMr.Coleman.NorwillmyreadersunderstandwhataheavylossthiswastohimuntilIhaveinformedthemthathehadbeengettingpoorerandpoorerforsometime.Hewasnotsosuccessfulinhisspeculationsashehadbeen,forhespeculatedagreatdealmorethanwasright,anditwastimeheshouldbepulledup.Itisahardthingforarichmantogrowpoor;butitisanawfulthingforhimtogrowdishonest,andsomekindsofspeculationleadamandeepintodishonestybeforehethinkswhatheisabout.Povertywillnotmakeamanworthless—hemaybeworthagreatdealmorewhenheispoorthanhewaswhenhewasrich;butdishonestygoesveryfarindeedtomakeamanofnovalue—athingtobethrownoutinthedust-holeofthecreation,likeabitofabrokenbasin,oradirtyrag.SoNorthWindhadtolookafterMr.Coleman,andtrytomakeanhonestmanofhim.Soshesanktheshipwhichwashislastventure,andhewaswhathimselfandhiswifeandtheworldcalledruined.

           Norwasthisallyet.

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