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Chapter 13

           

           "They’dsay,"returnedmysister,curtly,"prettywell.Nottoomuch,butprettywell."

           "It’smorethanthat,then,"saidJoe.

           ThatfearfulImpostor,Pumblechook,immediatelynodded,andsaid,asherubbedthearmsofhischair,"It’smorethanthat,Mum."

           "Why,youdon’tmeantosay"beganmysister.

           "YesIdo,Mum,"saidPumblechook;"butwaitabit.Goon,Joseph.Goodinyou!Goon!"

           "Whatwouldpresentcompanysay,"proceededJoe,"totwentypound?"

           "Handsomewouldbetheword,"returnedmysister.

           "Well,then,"saidJoe,"It’smorethantwentypound."

           Thatabjecthypocrite,Pumblechook,noddedagain,andsaid,withapatronizinglaugh,"It’smorethanthat,Mum.Goodagain!Followherup,Joseph!"

           "Thentomakeanendofit,"saidJoe,delightedlyhandingthebagtomysister;"it’sfive-and-twentypound."

           "It’sfive-and-twentypound,Mum,"echoedthatbasestofswindlers,Pumblechook,risingtoshakehandswithher;"andit’snomorethanyourmerits(asIsaidwhenmyopinionwasasked),andIwishyoujoyofthemoney!"

           Ifthevillainhadstoppedhere,hiscasewouldhavebeensufficientlyawful,butheblackenedhisguiltbyproceedingtotakemeintocustody,witharightofpatronagethatleftallhisformercriminalityfarbehind.

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