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In Which Two Lights are Put Out

           "Orsuppose,ontheotherhand,yourswansingsquiteadifferentsortofdirgeandyousay,"Iamapoorblighted,disappointedoldfellow,andhavemadeanutterfailurethroughlife.Iwasnotendowedeitherwithbrainsorwithgoodfortune,andconfessthatIhavecommittedahundredmistakesandblunders.Iowntohavingforgottenmydutymanyatime.Ican’tpaywhatIowe.OnmylastbedIlieutterlyhelplessandhumble,andIprayforgivenessformyweaknessandthrowmyself,withacontriteheart,atthefeetoftheDivineMercy."Whichofthesetwospeeches,thinkyou,wouldbethebestorationforyourownfuneral?OldSedleymadethelast;andinthathumbleframeofmind,andholdingbythehandofhisdaughter,lifeanddisappointmentandvanitysankawayfromunderhim.

           "Yousee,"saidoldOsbornetoGeorge,"whatcomesofmerit,andindustry,andjudiciousspeculations,andthat.Lookatmeandmybanker’saccount.LookatyourpoorGrandfatherSedleyandhisfailure.AndyethewasabettermanthanIwas,thisdaytwentyyearsabetterman,Ishouldsay,bytenthousandpound."

           BeyondthesepeopleandMr.Clapp’sfamily,whocameoverfromBromptontopayavisitofcondolence,notasinglesoulaliveevercaredapennypieceaboutoldJohnSedley,orrememberedtheexistenceofsuchaperson.

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