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Chapter 22

           Sotherecanbenocompetitionorperplexitybetweenyouandme.Andastotheconditiononwhichyouholdyouradvancementinlife—namely,thatyouarenottoinquireordiscusstowhomyouoweit—youmaybeverysurethatitwillneverbeencroachedupon,orevenapproached,byme,orbyanyonebelongingtome."

           Intruth,hesaidthiswithsomuchdelicacy,thatIfeltthesubjectdonewith,eventhoughIshouldbeunderhisfather’sroofforyearsandyearstocome.Yethesaiditwithsomuchmeaning,too,thatIfeltheasperfectlyunderstoodMissHavishamtobemybenefactress,asIunderstoodthefactmyself.

           Ithadnotoccurredtomebefore,thathehadleduptothethemeforthepurposeofclearingitoutofourway;butweweresomuchthelighterandeasierforhavingbroachedit,thatInowperceivedthistobethecase.Wewereverygayandsociable,andIaskedhim,inthecourseofconversation,whathewas?Hereplied,"Acapitalist—anInsurerofShips."IsupposehesawmeglancingabouttheroominsearchofsometokensofShipping,orcapital,forheadded,"IntheCity."

           IhadgrandideasofthewealthandimportanceofInsurersofShipsintheCity,andIbegantothinkwithaweofhavinglaidayoungInsureronhisback,blackenedhisenterprisingeye,andcuthisresponsibleheadopen.Butagaintherecameuponme,formyrelief,thatoddimpressionthatHerbertPocketwouldneverbeverysuccessfulorrich.

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