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Chapter 1

           Iwonderifyouare?orif,likeme,youaregoingrapidlytothedevil!"

           Themusicgrewsofterandmoreplaintive,andwasnowaccompaniedbytherattleofhailstonesagainstthewindow-panes.Agustywindwhistledunderthedoorandroareddownthechimneyawindcoldasthegraspofdeathandsearchingasaprobingknife.Ishiveredandbendingcloseoverthesmokylamp,preparedtoreadmyAustraliannews.AsIopenedtheenvelope,abillforfiftypounds,payabletomeatawell-knownLondonbanker’s,felloutuponthetable.Myheartgaveaquickboundofmingledreliefandgratitude.

           "WhyJack,oldfellow,Iwrongedyou!"Iexclaimed"Yourheartisintherightplaceafterall."

           Andprofoundlytouchedbymyfriend’sreadygenerosity,Ieagerlyperusedhisletter.Itwasnotverylong,andhadevidentlybeenwrittenoffinhaste.

           DearGeoff,

           I’msorrytohearyouaredownonyourluck;itshowswhatacropoffoolsarestillflourishinginLondon,whenamanofyourcapabilitycannotgainhisproperplaceintheworldofletters,andbefittinglyacknowledged.Ibelieveit’sallaquestionofwire-pulling,andmoneyistheonlythingthatwillpullthewires.Here’sthefiftyyouaskforandwelcomedon’thurryaboutpayingitback.Iamdoingyouagoodturnthisyearbysendingyouafriendarealfriend,mindyou!nosham.Hebringsyoualetterofintroductionfromme,andbetweenourselves,oldman,youcannotdobetterthanputyourselfandyourliteraryaffairsentirelyinhishands.

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