[The Fortunate Youth by William J. Locke]@TWC D-Link bookThe Fortunate Youth CHAPTER VII 18/33
You're strong.
You're rich.
You've no one but yourself. You haven't a wife and kids depending on you." "I know it makes a devil of a difference," replied Paul, disregarding the allusion to his wealth.
As the leading man, he was the most highly paid member of the disastrous company, and he had acquired sufficient worldly wisdom to know that to him who has but a penny the possessor of a shilling appears arrogantly opulent.
"But still," said he, "what can we do? We must get back to London and try again." "If there was justice in this country that son of a thief would get fifteen years for it.
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