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Contains a Vulgar Incident

           ThepaymentofJos’sannuitywasstillregular,butitwasamoney-lenderintheCitywhowasreceivingit:oldSedleyhadsolditforasumofmoneywherewithtoprosecutehisbootlessschemes.Emmywascalculatingeagerlythetimethatwouldelapsebeforetheletterwouldarriveandbeanswered.Shehadwrittendownthedateinherpocket-bookofthedaywhenshedispatchedit.Toherson’sguardian,thegoodMajoratMadras,shehadnotcommunicatedanyofhergriefsandperplexities.Shehadnotwrittentohimsinceshewrotetocongratulatehimonhisapproachingmarriage.Shethoughtwithsickeningdespondency,thatthatfriend—theonlyone,theonewhohadfeltsucharegardforher—wasfallenaway.

           Oneday,whenthingshadcometoaverybadpass—whenthecreditorswerepressing,themotherinhystericgrief,thefatherinmorethanusualgloom,theinmatesofthefamilyavoidingeachother,eachsecretlyoppressedwithhisprivateunhappinessandnotionofwrong—thefatheranddaughterhappenedtobeleftalonetogether,andAmeliathoughttocomfortherfatherbytellinghimwhatshehaddone.ShehadwrittentoJoseph—ananswermustcomeinthreeorfourmonths.Hewasalwaysgenerous,thoughcareless.Hecouldnotrefuse,whenheknewhowstraitenedwerethecircumstancesofhisparents.

           Thenthepooroldgentlemanrevealedthewholetruthtoher—thathissonwasstillpayingtheannuity,whichhisownimprudencehadflungaway.Hehadnotdaredtotellitsooner.

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