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Thus he fronted the world with no better armour than the bachelor's gown and the wits of a younger son's grandson, with which equipment he contrived in some way to make a very tolerable fight of it. THUS HE FRONTED THE WORLD WITH NO BETTER ARMOUR THAN THE BACHELOR'S GOWN AND THE WITS OF A YOUNGER SON'S GRANDSON WITH WHICH EQUIPMENT HE CONTRIVED IN SOME WAY TO MAKE A VERY TOLERABLE FIGHT OF IT
what link between her and these designs?” “Ah, who can say? It is possible that the matter may end here, and we shall never know, but in my own opinion this Helen Vaughan, or Mrs. Herbert, is only the beginning. She will come back to London, Austin; depend on it, she will come back, and we shall hear more about her then. I doubt it will be very pleasant news.” VI THE SUICIDES Lord Argentine was a great favourite in London Society. At twenty he had been a poor man, decked with the surname of an illustrious family, but forced to earn a livelihood as best he could, and the most speculative of money-lenders would not have entrusted him with fifty pounds on the chance of his ever changing his name for a title, and his poverty for a great fortune. His father had been near enough to the fountain of good things to secure one of the family livings, but the son, even if he had taken orders, would scarcely have obtained so much as this, and moreover felt no vocation for the ecclesiastical estate.  CHAPTER SIX OF THE GREAT GOD PAN BY ARTHUR MACKIN THIS LIBERVOX RECOURTING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN CHAPTER SIX THE SUICIDES LORD ARGENTINE WAS A GREAT FAVOURITE IN LONDON SOCIETY AT TWENTY HE HAD BEEN A POOR MAN DECKED WITH THE SURNAME OF AN ILLUSTRIOUS FAMILY BUT FORCED TO EARN A LIVELIHOOD AS BEST HE COULD AND THE MOST SPECULATIVE OF MONEY LENDERS WOULD NOT HAVE ENTRUSTED HIM WITH FIFTY POUNDS ON THE CHANCE OF HIS EVER CHANGING HIS NAME FOR A TITLE AND HIS POVERTY FOR A GREAT FORTUNE HIS FATHER HAD BEEN NEAR ENOUGH TO THE FOUNTAIN OF GOOD THINGS TO SECURE ONE OF THE FAMILY LIVINGS BUT THE SON EVEN IF HE HAD TAKEN ORDERS WOULD SCARCELY HAVE OBTAINED SO MUCH AS THIS AND MOREOVER FELT NO VOCATION FOR THE ECCLESIASTICAL ESTATE
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