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"It would rob the action of all its merit. If you give your money with the hope of having it restored to you, I beg you not to give it at all. I have abandoned all thoughts of having any money to spend to morrow." "And not go to Boston?" "No." IT WOULD ROB THE ACTION OF ALL ITS MERIT IF YOU GIVE YOUR MONEY WITH THE HOPE OF HAVING IT RESTORED TO YOU I BEG YOU NOT TO GIVE IT AT ALL I HAVE ABANDONED ALL THOUGHTS OF HAVING ANY MONEY TO SPEND TO MORROW AND NOT GO TO BOSTON NO
 not but admire the generosity of his friend, though he found it difficult to abandon the thought of the pleasure he anticipated in spending the Fourth in Boston. He stood in silent thought a few moments, and then spoke. "Well, Frank," said he, "if you have determined to give your money to the widow, I shall follow your example." "But, Charley, I didn't mean to influence you. I will even go to Boston with you, though I have no money." "I will give my money to the widow. I think you are right." "Good, Charley! I like you for it." "I have two dollars and a quarter," continued Charles, taking the money from his pocket. "We shall make up just seven dollars. How it will rejoice the heart of the poor woman!" exclaimed Frank with enthusiasm. "So it will. But don't you think your father will make it up to us, when he finds out how generous we have been?" Frank looked into the face of his companion with an expression of painful surprise on his countenance. "I don't want him to do so." "Why not? Y TO THE WIDOW WESTON AT ANY RATE CHARLES HARDY COULD NOT BUT ADMIRE THE GENEROSITY OF HIS FRIEND THOUGH HE FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO ABANDON THE THOUGHT OF THE PLEASURE HE ANTICIPATED IN SPENDING THE FOURTH IN BOSTON HE STOOD IN SIL THOUGHT A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN SPOKE WELL FRANK SAID HE IF YOU HAVE DETERMINED TO GIVE YOUR MONEY TO THE WIDOW I SHALL FOLLOW YOUR EXAMPLE BUT CHARLIE I DIDN'T MEAN TO INFLUENCE YOU I WILL EVEN GO TO BOSTON WITH YOU THOUGH I HAVE NO MONEY I WILL GIVE MY MONEY TO THE WIDOW I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT GOOD CHARLIE I LIKE YOU FOR IT I HAVE TWO DOLLARS AND A QUARTER CONTINUED CHARLES TAKING THE MONEY FROM HIS POCKET WE SHALL MAKE UP JUST SEVEN DOLLARS HOW IT WILL REJOICE THE HEART OF THE POOR WOMAN EXCLAIMED FRANK WITH ENTHUSIASM SO IT WILL BUT DON'T YOU THINK YOUR FATHER WILL MAKE IT UP TO US WHEN HE FINDS OUT HOW GENEROUS WE HAVE BEEN FRANK LOOKED INTO THE FACE OF HIS COMPANION WITH AN EXPRESSION OF PAINFUL SURPRISE ON HIS COUNTENANCE I DON'T WANT HIM TO DO SO WHY NOT
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