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;should"-bemcut by everyr e1’r‘1g1I:l ‘in .Lon(lon.. I dared not shown
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.“It.yis3very. unfort'uhate;5” sai(l.the4ca1i)‘tain, COQ1l).r,'f"In'oVI‘-e
.unfor;tunate thaniyoucanriniagine, forslohavevnotr told you
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In I‘1’;U.1‘?’.’-lI1qt1l1‘Cd the earli; m“‘VVl1at, else‘ is‘ thereto tell 3'’
, “Mr, Smythe.is'a-determined man, said the fcaptain,
quietly, ‘fand heirassyukredyme thisgmornmgb-that if -he did
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5:+,"Extren1itiesflwwhat ‘do:-you mean ?” , i n -
,".Simp1yjthis :‘ that he-.-will it buy uprthe mortgages and
. the? numerous-gbills which you have,given,,.and come
s,d,Qwi.1 T.’ 0n;,)"0t1 like 53. haxvlc. ,,Hei is;-a, most determined
young ;.man.,; He will sell Lackland Halljand everything
you‘ possess; as sure as you [stand there.” H L ‘
‘‘He’vCa11I1Ot,’’ saidttl1e4ear1,fivitl1‘,a smile. .“I can
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it11e,bil1s,araise' the money, ‘pay offithe debts.”
See. the bills‘: all,in my hands.” 4 H y. .
‘7Your“'hands?” e:tclai‘1ed Lorg1'.Lackland. . V
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' “Yes, mine;” answered ‘the captainhsolftly, ia.n‘d,with
the sweetest’ ‘s'r'nile.“ “It is Very iinfortunatel 'I"proniised
this worthy young man that I would usemy influence
with yourlordship to gain‘ your consent." I gave m’y
’ word of honor, and,ifI were to break it I should be cut
‘by every man in London andishoulcllnot be able to enter
asingle club.” ‘ v V I ‘a " I s- I ‘ I
As he used’ the earl’s own‘ words, and smiledhis soft,
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n"an;'l aiiiaii of my word. (, I W
o "What anrl to do? I am in your poxxfer.l" V .
“lVrite a letter to this fMr. Fairfax aml tell him that;
you cannot consent, that Ayourescind the 1)I‘()I11lSC'yOlI
LE ; ‘gaxfe this; morningzfy’ A‘ V V. A . L.
K. The captain stood over him, quitethe nmsteiaof the
situation, and ylictated. , r , V . .;:‘ , I ‘ 7
-not get‘ 'yonr’VconsentVto< his suit‘ he should go‘ to'.extrem- ‘ a o
.mal;e- arrangementsgwith‘inyjcreditors. I cantpiuriehase I
v“I am afraid ‘not,A’,’.‘ saigl I. the c’z;ptain.T i‘Beea11is<:,i you
den-ll)’ smile‘, the e'ar1;san'k into "a chair and jg'as‘ped for f
.,breatl].W ‘I j ., Q . . . i
1. . .“Are‘youTa,1nan or a fiend ?o"“l1e brieathe(l.', . . , 4: g
- “.1 am ‘siniply a‘ manof business,” said Mr. Murpoint,
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