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The execution levied on the property in the house was for three hundred and forty; and thus he required an immediate advance of upwards of a thousand pounds to save himself from a prison, and his furniture from a public sale in due course. THE EXECUTION LEVIED ON THE PROPERTY IN THE HOUSE WAS FOR THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY AND THUS HE REQUIRED AN IMMEDIATE ADVANCE OF UPWARDS OF A THOUSAND POUNDS TO SAVE HIMSELF FROM A PRISON AND HIS FURNITURE FROM A PUBLIC SALE IN DUE COURSE
ired to redeem him from utter ruin. It was then that I gradually unveiled my purposes—it was then that I dropped mysterious hints of my objects and views. At first he was astounded when the light began to dawn upon him, and he caught a glimpse of my meaning; but as I carelessly displayed a roll of notes before him, he grew attentive, and appeared to reflect profoundly." "_The man who deliberates, is lost_," said Mrs. Slingsby, quoting the hackneyed proverb, and shuddering—bad, criminal, worthless as she was—at the tremendous amount of guilt which she now more than half suspected to be already perpetrated, or at all events to be approaching its consummation. "While we were yet far from coming to an open explanation," continued the baronet, as calmly as if he were narrating a history of but little moment, "an event occurred which hastened the affair to the catastrophe that I contemplated. A sheriff's officer entered and arrested Mr. Torrens for a considerable amount—seven hundred pounds. D POUNDS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO REDEEM HIM FROM UTTER RUIN IT WAS THEN THAT I GRADUALLY UNVEILED MY PURPOSES IT WAS THEN THAT I DROPPED MYSTERIOUS HINTS OF MY OBJECTS AND VIEWS AT FIRST HE WAS ASTOUNDED WHEN THE LIGHT BEGAN TO DAWN UPON HIM AND HE CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF MY MEANING BUT AS I CARELESSLY DISPLAYED A ROLL OF NOTES BEFORE HIM HE GREW ATTENTIVE AND APPEARED TO REFLECT PROFOUNDLY THE MAN WHO DELIBERATES IS LOST SAID MISSUS SLINGSBY QUOTING THE HACKNEYED PROVERB AND SHUDDERING BAD CRIMINAL WORTHLESS AS SHE WAS AT THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GUILT WHICH SHE NOW MORE THAN HALF SUSPECTED TO BE ALREADY PERPETRATED OR AT ALL EVENTS TO BE APPROACHING ITS CONSUMMATION WHILE WE WERE YET FAR FROM COMING TO AN OPEN EXPLANATION CONTINUED THE BARONET AS CALMLY AS IF HE WERE NARRATING A HISTORY OF BUT LITTLE MOMENT AN EVENT OCCURRED WHICH HASTENED THE AFFAIR TO THE CATASTROPHE THAT I CONTEMPLATED A SHERIFF'S OFFICER ENTERED AND ARRESTED MISTER TORRANCE FOR A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT SEVEN HUNDRED POUNDS
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