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English
1823
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. 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
 to be told that he has put all his savings into a company--no matter how sound and promising an affair it may always have been and may still seem--to know that that company is a "goner." No power on earth can save it after once the good old man has become a shareholder. If we lived in stage-land and were asked to join any financial scheme, our first question would be: "Is the good old man in it?" If so, that would decide us. When 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. RGE OF BANKRUPTCY WE HAVE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT HE HAS PUT ALL HIS SAVINGS INTO A COMPANY NO MATTER HOW SOUND AND PROMISING THE AFFAIR IT MAY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AND MAY STILL SEEM TO KNOW THAT THE COMPY IS A GONNER NO POWER ON EARTH CAN SAVE IT AFTER ONCE THE GOOD OLD MAN HAS BECOME A SHAREHOLDER IF WE LIVED IN STAGELAND AND WERE ASKED TO JOIN ANY FINANCIAL SCHEME OUR FIRST QUESTION WOULD BE HE'S THE GOOD OLD MAN IN IT IF 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
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