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Chapter 42

           

           IsaacList,withgreatapparenthumility,protestedthathehadneverdoubtedthecreditofagentlemansonotoriousforhishonourabledealingasMrJowl,andthathehadhintedattheproductionofthebox,notforthesatisfactionofhisdoubts,forhecouldhavenone,butwithaviewtobeingregaledwithasightofsomuchwealth,which,thoughitmightbedeemedbysomebutanunsubstantialandvisionarypleasure,wastooneinhiscircumstancesasourceofextremedelight,onlytobesurpassedbyitssafedepositoryinhisownpersonalpockets.AlthoughMrListandMrJowladdressedthemselvestoeachother,itwasremarkablethattheybothlookednarrowlyattheoldman,who,withhiseyesfixeduponthefire,satbroodingoverit,yetlisteningeagerlyasitseemedfromacertaininvoluntarymotionofthehead,ortwitchingofthefacefromtimetotimetoalltheysaid.

           ‘Myadvice,’saidJowl,lyingdownagainwithacarelessair,‘isplainIhavegivenit,infact.Iactasafriend.WhyshouldIhelpamantothemeansperhapsofwinningallIhave,unlessIconsideredhimmyfriend?It’sfoolish,Idaresay,tobesothoughtfulofthewelfareofotherpeople,butthat’smyconstitution,andIcan’thelpit;sodon’tblameme,IsaacList.’

           ‘Iblameyou!’returnedthepersonaddressed;‘notfortheworld,MrJowl.IwishIcouldaffordtobeasliberalasyou;and,asyousay,hemightpayitbackifhewonandifhelost

           ‘You’renottotakethatintoconsiderationatall,’saidJowl.

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