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No; I never could stand it, so long as I had it in
my power to assist him."
"And what's wrong now, if it's a fair question?"
"Two or three things; none of them very large, but amounting in all to
about fifty guineas."
"Whew!--fifty guineas!"
"Ay, indeed; fifty guineas, which you will lend me on my own security."
"Fifty guineas to you? Don't I know you? Why, if you had a thousand, let
alone fifty, it's among the poor o' the parish they'd be afore a week.
Faith, I know you too well Father Peter."
"You know me, man alive--yes, you do know me; and it is just because you
do that I expect you will lend me the money. You wouldn't wish to see my
little things pulled about and auctioned; my laughy little library gone;
nor would you wish to see me and poor Freney the Robber separated. Big
Ruly desaved me, the thief; but I found him out at last. Money I know is
a great temptation, and so is mate when trusted to a shark like him; but
any way, may the Lord pardon the blackguard! and that's the worst I wish
him.


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