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He no longer turned to the financial reports in the papers; and the pedigree of the Woodses hung in the living hall for all men to see, beginning gloriously with Woden, the Scandinavian god, and attaining a respectable culmination in the names of Frederick R. Woods and of William, his brother. HE NO LONGER TURNED TO THE FINANCIAL REPORTS IN THE PAPERS AND THE PEDIGREE OF THE WOODSES HUNG IN THE LIVING HALL FOR ALL MEN TO SEE BEGINNING GLORIOUSLY WITH WODEN THE SCANDINAVIAN GOD AND ATTAINING A RESPECTABLE CULMINATION IN THE NAMES OF FREDERIC R WOODS AND OF WILLIAM HIS BROTHER
 malice, and that on every Sunday morning he confessed himself to be a miserable sinner, in a voice that was perfectly audible three pews off. At bottom, I think he considered his relations with Heaven on a purely business basis; he kept a species of running account with Providence; and if on occasions he overdrew it somewhat, he saw no incongruity in evening matters with a cheque for the church fund. So that at his death it was said of him that he had, in his day, sent more men into bankruptcy and more missionaries into Africa than any other man in the country. In his sixty-fifth year, he caught Alfred Van Orden short in Lard, erected a memorial window to his wife and became a country gentleman. He never set foot in Wall Street again. He builded Selwoode--a handsome Tudor manor which stands some seven miles from the village of Fairhaven--where he dwelt in state, by turns affable and domineering to the neighbouring farmers, and evincing a grave interest in the condition of their crops. HE BORE HIS VICTIMS NO MALICE AND THAT ON EVERY SUNDAY MORNING HE CONFESSED HIMSELF TO BE A MISERABLE SINNER IN A VOICE THAT WAS PERFECTLY AUDIBLE THREE PEWS OFF AT BOTTOM I THINK HE CONSIDERED HIS RELATIONS WITH HEAVEN ON A PURELY BUSINESS BASIS HE KEPT A SPECIES OF RUNNING ACCOUNT WITH PROVIDENCE AND IF ON OCCASIONS HE OVERDREW IT SOMEWHAT HE SAW NO INCONGRUITY IN EVENING MATTERS WITH A CHECK FOR THE CHURCH FUND SO THAT AT HIS DEATH IT WAS SAID OF HIM THAT HE HAD IN HIS DAY SENT MORE MEN INTO BANKRUPTCY AND MORE MISSIONARIES INTO AFRICA THAN ANY OTHER MAN IN THE COUNTRY IN HIS SIXTY FIFTH YEAR HE CAUGHT ALFRED VAN ORDEN SHORT IN LARD ERECTED A MEMORIAL WINDOW TO HIS WIFE AND BECAME A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN HE NEVER SET FOOT IN WALL STREET AGAIN HE BUILDED SELLWARD A HANDSOME TUDOR MANOR WHICH STANDS SOME SEVEN MILES FROM THE VILLAGE OF FAIRHAVEN WHERE HE DWELT IN STATE BY TURNS AFFABLE AND DOMINEERING TO THE NEIGHBORING FARMERS AND EVINCING A GRAVE INTEREST IN THE CONDITION OF THEIR CROPS
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