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The Smallweed Family

           George?"theoldmanhintswithaleer.ThecolourofMr.George’sfaceratherdeepensashereplies,"Whyno.Iwasn’t.""Iamastonishedatit.""SoamI.Ioughttohavebeenagoodson,andIthinkImeanttohavebeenone.ButIwasn’t.Iwasathunderingbadson,that’sthelongandtheshortofit,andneverwasacredittoanybody.""Surprising!"criestheoldman."However,"Mr.Georgeresumes,"thelesssaidaboutit,thebetternow.Come!Youknowtheagreement.Alwaysapipeoutofthetwomonths’interest!(Bosh!It’sallcorrect.Youneedn’tbeafraidtoorderthepipe.Here’sthenewbill,andhere’sthetwomonths’interest-money,andadevil-and-allofascrapeitistogetittogetherinmybusiness.)"Mr.Georgesits,withhisarmsfolded,consumingthefamilyandtheparlourwhileGrandfatherSmallweedisassistedbyJudytotwoblackleatherncasesoutofalockedbureau,inoneofwhichhesecuresthedocumenthehasjustreceived,andfromtheothertakesanothersimilardocumentwhichhehandstoMr.George,whotwistsitupforapipelight.Astheoldmaninspects,throughhisglasses,everyup-strokeanddown-strokeofbothdocumentsbeforehereleasesthemfromtheirleathernprison,andashecountsthemoneythreetimesoverandrequiresJudytosayeverywordsheuttersatleasttwice,andisastremulouslyslowofspeechandactionasitispossibletobe,thisbusinessisalongtimeinprogress.Whenitisquiteconcluded,andnotbefore,hedisengageshisravenouseyesandfingersfromitandanswersMr.

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