For three years he earned his living as regularly as the obscure functionary in fustian who swept the office.
Mr.Mallet was consistent, but the perfection of his consistency was known only on his death.

He left but a third of his property to his son, and devoted the remainder to various public institutions and local charities.

Rowland's third was an easy competence, and he never felt a moment's jealousy of his fellow-pensioners; but when one of the establishments which had figured most advantageously in his father's will bethought itself to affirm the existence of a later instrument, in which it had been still more handsomely treated, the young man felt a sudden passionate need to repel the claim by process of law.

There was a lively tussle, but he gained his case; immediately after which he made, in another quarter, a donation of the contested sum.

He cared nothing for the money, but he had felt an angry desire to protest against a destiny which seemed determined to be exclusively salutary.