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English
1823
Our own personal theory, based upon a careful comparison of similarities, is that the good old man is in reality the stage hero grown old. There is something about the good old man's chuckle headed simplicity, about his helpless imbecility, and his irritating damtom foolishness that is strangely suggestive of the hero. OUR OWN PERSONAL THEORY BASED UPON CAREFUL COMPARISON OF SIMILARITIES IS THAT THE GOOD OLD MAN IS IN REALITY THE STAGE HERO GROWN OLD THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE GOOD OLD MAN'S CHUCKLE HEADED SIMPLICITY ABOUT HIS HELPLESS IMBECILITY AND HIS IRRITATING DAM TOM FOOLISHNESS THAT HE STRANGELY SUGGESTIVE OF THE HERO
 the good old man is a trustee for any one he can battle against adversity much longer. He is a plucky old fellow, and while that trust money lasts he keeps a brave heart and fights on boldly. It is not until he has spent the last penny of it that he gives way. It then flashes across the old man's mind that his motives for having lived in luxury upon that trust money for years may possibly be misunderstood. The world--the hollow, heartless world--will call it a swindle and regard him generally as a precious old fraud. This idea quite troubles the good old man. But the world really ought not to blame him. No one, we are sure, could be more ready and willing to make amends (when found out); and to put matters right he will cheerfully sacrifice his daughter's happiness and marry her to the villain. The villain, by the way, has never a penny to bless himself with, and cannot even pay his own debts, let alone helping anybody else out of a scrape. But the good old man does not think of this. SO THAT WOULD DECIDE US WHEN THE GOOD OLD MAN IS A TRUSTEE FOR ANYONE HE CAN BATTLE AGAINST ADVERSITY MUCH LONGER HE IS A PLUCKY OLD FELLOW AND WHILE THAT TRUST MONEY LASTS HE KEEPS A BRAVE HEART AND FIGHTS ON BOLDLY IT IS NOT UNTIL HE HAS SPENT EVERY LAST PENNY THAT HE GIVES WAY IT THEN FLASHES ACROSS THE OLD MAN'S MIND THAT HIS MOTIVES FOR HAVING LIVED IN LUXURY UPON THAT TRUST MONEY FOR YEARS MAY POSSIBLY BE MISUNDERSTOOD THE WORLD THE HOLLOW ARTLESS WORLD WILL CALL IT A SWINDLE AND REGARD HIM GENERALLY AS A PRECIOUS OLD FRAUD THIS IDEA QUITE TROUBLES THE GOOD OLD MAN BUT THE WORLD REALLY OUGHT NOT TO BLAME HIM NO ONE WE ARE SURE COULD BE MORE READY OR WILLING TO MAKE AMENDS WHEN FOUND OUT AND TO PUT MATTERS RIGHT HE WILL CHEERFULLY SACRIFICE HIS DAUGHTER'S HAPPINESS AND MARRY HER OFF TO THE VILLAIN THE VILLAIN BY THE WAY HAS NEVER A PENNY TO BLESS HIMSELF WITH AND CANNOT EVEN PAY HIS OWN DEBTS LET ALONE HELPING ANYONE ELSE OUT OF A SCRAPE BUT THE GOOD OLD MAN DOES NOT THINK OF THIS
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