The Fifth of September.

           TheextensionprovidedforbytheagentofThomson&French,atthemomentwhenMorrelexpecteditleast,wastothepoorshipownersodecidedastrokeofgoodfortunethathealmostdaredtobelievethatfatewasatlengthgrownwearyofwastingherspiteuponhim.Thesamedayhetoldhiswife,Emmanuel,andhisdaughterallthathadoccurred;andarayofhope,ifnotoftranquillity,returnedtothefamily.Unfortunately,however,MorrelhadnotonlyengagementswiththehouseofThomson&French,whohadshownthemselvessoconsideratetowardshim;and,ashehadsaid,inbusinesshehadcorrespondents,andnotfriends.Whenhethoughtthematterover,hecouldbynomeansaccountforthisgenerousconductonthepartofThomson&Frenchtowardshim;andcouldonlyattributeittosomesuchselfishargumentasthis:"Wehadbetterhelpamanwhoowesusnearly300,000francs,andhavethose300,000francsattheendofthreemonthsthanhastenhisruin,andgetonlysixoreightpercentofourmoneybackagain."Unfortunately,whetherthroughenvyorstupidity,allMorrel’scorrespondentsdidnottakethisview;andsomeevencametoacontrarydecision.ThebillssignedbyMorrelwerepresentedathisofficewithscrupulousexactitude,and,thankstothedelaygrantedbytheEnglishman,werepaidbyCocleswithequalpunctuality.Coclesthusremainedinhisaccustomedtranquillity.ItwasMorrelalonewhorememberedwithalarm,thatifhehadtorepayonthe15ththe50,000francsofM.

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