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If the gold I mean to leave in your hands satisfy you, and if you don't wish my proposal to be at once withdrawn, you must, before I leave this room, write your name to this engagement." IF THE GOLD I MEAN TO LEAVE IN YOUR HANDS SATISFY YOU AND IF YOU DON'T WISH MY PROPOSAL TO BE AT ONCE WITHDRAWN YOU MUST BEFORE I LEAVE THIS ROOM WRITE YOUR NAME TO THIS ENGAGEMENT
s liberal, and whatever hesitation I may feel in closing with it immediately, arises solely from my not having the honour of knowing anything of your family or station. Upon these points you can, of course, satisfy me without difficulty?' "As to my respectability," said the stranger, drily, "you must take that for granted at present; pester me with no inquiries; you can discover nothing more about me than I choose to make known. You shall have sufficient security for my respectability--my word, if you are honourable: if you are sordid, my gold." "A testy old gentleman," thought Douw, "he must have his own way; but, all things considered, I am not justified to declining his offer. I will not pledge myself unnecessarily, however." "You will not pledge yourself unnecessarily," said Vanderhausen, strangely uttering the very words which had just floated through the mind of his companion; "but you will do so if it is necessary, I presume; and I will show you that I consider it indispensable. D HE ADDRESSING THE STRANGER YOUR OFFER IS LIBERAL AND WHATEVER HESITATION I MAY FEEL IN CLOSING WITH IT IMMEDIATELY ARISES SOLELY FROM MY NOT HAVING THE HONOUR OF KNOWING ANYTHING OF YOUR FAMILY OR STATION UPON THESE POINTS YOU CAN OF COURSE SATISFY ME WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AS TO MY RESPECTABILITY SAID THE STRANGER DRYLY YOU MUST TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED AT PRESENT PESTER ME WITH NO INQUIRIES YOU CAN DISCOVER NOTHING MORE ABOUT ME THAN I CHOOSE TO MAKE KNOWN YOU SHALL HAVE SUFFICIENT SECURITY FOR MY RESPECTABILITY MY WORD IF YOU ARE HONOURABLE IF YOU ARE SORDID MY GOLD A TESTY OLD GENTLEMAN THOUGHT DAL HE MUST HAVE HIS OWN WAY BUT ALL THINGS CONSIDERED I AM NOT JUSTIFIED TO DECLINING HIS OFFER I WILL NOT PLEDGE MYSELF UNNECESSARILY HOWEVER YOU WILL NOT PLEDGE YOURSELF UNNECESSARILY SAID VAN DER HOUSSEN STRANGELY UTTERING THE VERY WORDS WHICH HAD JUST FLOATED THROUGH THE MIND OF HIS COMPANION BUT YOU WILL DO SO IF IT IS NECESSARY I PRESUME AND I WILL SHOW YOU THAT I CONSIDER IT INDISPENSABLE
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