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I Meet Sir Henry Curtis

           "AsIdaresayyouknow,"wentonSirHenry,"ifamandiesintestate,andhasnopropertybutland,realpropertyitiscalledinEngland,italldescendstohiseldestson. Itsohappenedthatjustatthetimewhenwequarrelledourfatherdiedintestate.Hehadputoffmakinghiswilluntilitwastoolate. Theresultwasthatmybrother,whohadnotbeenbroughtuptoanyprofession,wasleftwithoutapenny. Ofcourseitwouldhavebeenmydutytoprovideforhim,butatthetimethequarrelbetweenuswassobitterthatIdidnottomyshameIsayit(andhesigheddeeply)offertodoanything. ItwasnotthatIgrudgedhimjustice,butIwaitedforhimtomakeadvances,andhemadenone. Iamsorrytotroubleyouwithallthis,Mr.Quatermain,butImusttomakethingsclear,eh,Good?" 

           "Quiteso,quiteso,"saidthecaptain. "Mr.Quatermainwill,Iamsure,keepthishistorytohimself." 

           "Ofcourse,"saidI,forIratherpridemyselfonmydiscretion, forwhich,asSirHenryhadheard,Ihavesomerepute. 

           "Well,"wentonSirHenry,"mybrotherhadafewhundredpoundstohisaccountatthetime. Withoutsayinganythingtomehedrewoutthispaltrysum,and,havingadoptedthenameofNeville,startedoffforSouthAfricainthewildhopeofmakingafortune. ThisIlearnedafterwards. Somethreeyearspassed,andIheardnothingofmybrother,thoughIwroteseveraltimes. Doubtlessthelettersneverreachedhim. ButastimewentonIgrewmoreandmoretroubledabouthim. Ifoundout,Mr.Quatermain,thatbloodisthickerthanwater." 

           "That’strue,"saidI,thinkingofmyboyHarry. 

           "Ifoundout,Mr.Quatermain,thatIwouldhavegivenhalfmyfortunetoknowthatmybrotherGeorge,theonlyrelationIpossess,wassafeandwell,andthatIshouldseehimagain." 

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