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“Andnow，lookhere。Likelyyouwillwantalittlemoneytillyousquareupthingswithyourtrusteepeoplethatthemasterhatessomuch。“
“Well，Ihadforgottenit，but，asamatteroffact，Ihaveonlytenshillingsleft，andthatisn’tmuchwhenoneisgoingtoLondon，“
confessedGodfrey。
“Ithoughtso；youneverwereonetothinkmuchofsuchthings，andsoit’sprobablethatyou’llgetplentyofthem，forit’swhatwecareaboutwearestarvedin，justtomakeithotforuspoorhumans。Takeyourfather，forinstance；helovespower，hedoes；he’dliketobeabishopoftheoldRomansortwhatcouldtorturepeoplewhodidn’tagreewiththem。Andwhatishe？Theparsonofapottyparishofacoupleofhundredpeople，countingthebabiesandthesofties，andhalfofthemDissentersorSalvationArmy。Moreover，theycan’tbebullied，becauseiftheywerethey’djustwalkintothenextchapeldoor。Ofcourse，there’stheyounggentlemen，andhetakesitoutofthem，but，Lordblessus!that’slikekickingawoolsack，ofwhichanymanofspiritsoongetstired。So，yousee，heissick-hearted，andwillbemoresonowthatyouhavestooduptohim；and，inthiswayorthat，it’sthesamewitheveryone，noneofusgetswhatwewant，whileofwhatwedon’twantthere’salwaysplenty。“
Whiletheoldladyheldforththusinherlittleroomwhich，althoughshedidnotknowit，hadoncebeenthepenitentialcelloftheAbbey，whereinforhundredsofyearsmanyunhappyoneshadreflectedinaverysimilarvein，shewasengagedintryingkeyafterkeyuponastoutoakchest。Itwaspartoftheancientfurnitureoftheplace，thatindeedinformerdayshadservedasthereceptacleforhairshirts，scourgesandotherphysicalinducementstorepentanceandpiety。
NowithadadifferentpurposeandheldMrs。Parsons’bestdresses，also，inabandbox，anornamentpreservedfromherwedding-cake，foronceinthefarpastshewasmarriedtoasailor，averygreatblack-
guard，whocametohisendbytumblingfromagangwaywhenhewasdrunk。Amongthesearticleswasatintea-canisterwhich，whenopened，provedtobefullofmoney；gold，silverandevenhumblecopper，tosaynothingofseveralbanknotes。
“Now，thereyouare，mydear，takewhatyoulike，“shesaid，“andpayitbackifyouwish，butifyoudon’t，itmighthavebeenworsespent。“Andshepushedthereceptacle，labelled“ImperialPekoe，“
towardshimacrossthetable，adding，“Dratthosemoths!There’sanotheronmybestsilk。“
Godfreyburstoutlaughingandenjoyedthatlaugh，foritwashisfirsthappymomentsincehisreturntoEngland。
“Givemewhatyoulike，“hesaid。
Sosheextractedfromthetea-tinafive-poundnote，foursovereignsandapound’sworthofsilverandcopper。
“There，“shesaid，“thatwilldotobeginwith，fortoomuchmoneyinthepocketisatemptationinawickedplacelikeLondon，wherethere’salwayssomeonewaitingtoshareit。Ifit’swantedthere’smorewherethatcamefrom，andyou’veonlytowriteandsayso。Andnowyouhavegottheaddressandyou’vegotthecash，andifyouwanttocatchthatlasttrainit’stimeyouwereoff。IfItookthesameto-morrownight，why，itwouldn’tsurpriseme，especiallyasIwanttohearallyou’vebeena-doinginthoseforeignparts，tumblingoverprecipicesandthere
