Only yesterday he sent me back, by
post, a little'--here the colour came into her cheeks--'a little trifle
I was bold enough to lend him when he went away; saying, with many
thanks, that he had good employment, and didn't want it. It was the same
note; he hadn't broken it. I never thought I could have been so little
pleased to see a bank-note come back to me as I was to see that.'
'Kindly said, and heartily!' said Martin. 'Is it not, Mark?'
'She can't say anything as does not possess them qualities,' returned
Mr Tapley; 'which as much belongs to the Dragon as its licence. And now
that we have got quite cool and fresh, to the subject again, sir;
what will you do? If you're not proud, and can make up your mind to go
through with what you spoke of, coming along, that's the course for
you to take. If you started wrong with your grandfather (which, you'll
excuse my taking the liberty of saying, appears to have been the case),
up with you, sir, and tell him so, and make an appeal to his affections.
Don't stand out. He's a great deal older than you, and if he was hasty,
you was hasty too.
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