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Chapter 26. Reaping the Whirlwind

           ‘Atmeagain!’

           ‘Ifyouhadnevergoneintothoseaccursedcalculations,andbroughtoutyourresultswithsuchabominableclearness,’groanedClennam,‘itwouldhavebeenhowmuchbetterforyou,Pancks,andhowmuchbetterforme!’

           ‘Atmeagain,sir!’exclaimedPancks,looseninghisholdofhishair;‘atmeagain,andagain!’

           Clennam,however,findinghimalreadybeginningtobepacified,hadsaidallhewantedtosay,andmore.Hewrunghishand,onlyadding,‘Blindleadersoftheblind,Pancks!Blindleadersoftheblind!ButDoyce,Doyce,Doyce;myinjuredpartner!’Thatbroughthisheaddownonthedeskoncemore.

           TheirformerattitudesandtheirformersilencewereoncemorefirstencroacheduponbyPancks.

           ‘Notbeentobed,sir,sinceitbegantogetabout.Beenhighandlow,onthechanceoffindingsomehopeofsavinganycindersfromthefire.Allinvain.Allgone.Allvanished.’

           ‘Iknowit,’returnedClennam,‘toowell.’

           MrPancksfilledupapausewithagroanthatcameoutoftheverydepthsofhissoul.

           ‘Onlyyesterday,Pancks,’saidArthur;‘onlyyesterday,Monday,Ihadthefixedintentionofselling,realising,andmakinganendofit.’

           ‘Ican’tsayasmuchformyself,sir,’returnedPancks.

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