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Chapter 13. The Progress of an Epidemic

           ButIsaythis,fearingyoumaywantmoneytosaveyourownbloodfromexposureanddisgrace—makeasmuchasyoucan!’

           Arthurshookhishead,butlookedathimthoughtfullytoo.

           ‘Beasrichasyoucan,sir,’Pancksadjuredhimwithapowerfulconcentrationofallhisenergiesontheadvice.‘Beasrichasyouhonestlycan.It’syourduty.Notforyoursake,butforthesakeofothers.Taketimebytheforelock.PoorMrDoyce(whoreallyisgrowingold)dependsuponyou.Yourrelativedependsuponyou.Youdon’tknowwhatdependsuponyou.’

           ‘Well,well,well!’returnedArthur.‘Enoughforto-night.’

           ‘Onewordmore,MrClennam,’retortedPancks,‘andthenenoughforto-night.Whyshouldyouleaveallthegainstothegluttons,knaves,andimpostors?Whyshouldyouleaveallthegainsthataretobegottomyproprietorandthelikeofhim?Yetyou’realwaysdoingit.WhenIsayyou,Imeansuchmenasyou.Youknowyouare.Why,Iseeiteverydayofmylife.Iseenothingelse.It’smybusinesstoseeit.ThereforeIsay,’urgedPancks,‘Goinandwin!’

           ‘ButwhatofGoinandlose?’saidArthur.

           ‘Can’tbedone,sir,’returnedPancks.‘Ihavelookedintoit.Nameupeverywhere—immenseresources—enormouscapital—greatposition—highconnection—governmentinfluence.Can’tbedone!’

           Gradually,afterthisclosingexposition,MrPanckssubsided;allowedhishairtodroopasmuchasiteverwoulddroopontheutmostpersuasion;reclaimedthepipefromthefire-irons,filleditanew,andsmokeditout.

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