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Framley Parsonage

CHAPTER VIII
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Men don't walk about the streets with L400 in their pockets.

I don't suppose there's a single man here in the house with such a sum at his bankers', unless it be the duke." "What is it you want, then ?" "Why, your name, to be sure.

Believe me, my dear fellow, I would not ask you really to put your hand into your pocket to such a tune as that.

Allow me to draw on you for that amount at three months.

Long before that time I shall be flush enough." And then, before Mark could answer, he had a bill stamp and pen and ink out on the table before him, and was filling in the bill as though his friend had already given his consent.
"Upon my word, Sowerby, I had rather not do that." "Why?
what are you afraid of ?"--Mr.Sowerby asked this very sharply.
"Did you ever hear of my having neglected to take up a bill when it fell due ?" Robarts thought that he had heard of such a thing; but in his confusion he was not exactly sure, and so he said nothing.
"No, my boy; I have not come to that.


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