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Since Edward had left home, Maggie had gradually, but surely, been gaining in importance. Her judgment and her untiring unselfishness could not fail to make way. SINCE EDWARD HAD LEFT HOME MAGGIE HAD GRADUALLY BUT SURELY BEEN GAINING IN IMPORTANCE HER JUDGMENT AND HER UNTIRING SELFISHNESS COULD NOT FAIL TO MAKE WAY
ester. "I rather think there are twenty-one cottages, and they don't bring me in four pounds a-year; and out of that I have to pay for collecting. Would there be any chance of selling them? They are in Doughty-street; a bad neighborhood, I fear." "Very bad," was Edward's prompt reply. "But if you are really anxious to effect a sale, I have no doubt I could find a purchaser in a short time." "I should be very much obliged to you," said Mr. Buxton. "You would be doing me a kindness. If you meet with a purchaser, and can manage the affair, I would rather that you drew out the deeds for the transfer of the property. It would be the beginning of business for you; and I only hope I should bring you good luck." Of course Edward could do this; and when they left the table, it was with a feeling on his side that he was a step nearer to the agency which he coveted; and with a happy consciousness on Mr. Buxton's of having put a few pounds in the way of a deserving and remarkably clever young man. ME COTTAGE PROPERTY HE HAD IN WOODCHESTER I RATHER THINK THERE ARE TWENTY ONE COTTAGES AND THEY DON'T BRING ME IN FOUR POUNDS A YEAR AND OUT OF THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR COLLECTING WOULD IT BE ANY CHANCE OF SELLING THEM THEY'RE IN DOUGHTY STREET A BAD NEIGHBOURHOOD I FEAR VERY BAD WAS EDWARD'S PROMPT REPLY BUT IF YOU'RE REALLY ANXIOUS TO EFFECT A SALE I HAVE NO DOUBT I COULD FIND A PURCHASER IN A SHORT TIME I SHOULD BE VERY MUCH OBLIGED TO YOU SAID MISTER BUXTON YOU WOULD BE DOING ME A KINDNESS IF YOU MEET WITH A PURCHASER AND CAN MANAGE THE AFFAIR I'D RATHER THAT YOU DREW OUT THE DEEDS FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY IT WOULD BE THE BEGINNING OF BUSINESS FOR YOU AND I ONLY HOPE I SHOULD BRING YOU GOOD LUCK OF COURSE EDWARD COULD DO THIS AND WHEN THEY LEFT THE TABLE IT WAS WITH A FEELING ON HIS SIDE THAT HE WAS A STEP NEARER TO THE AGENCY WHICH HE COVETED AND WITH A HAPPY CONSCIOUSNESS ON MISTER BUXTON'S OF HAVING PUT A FEW POUNDS IN THE WAY OF A DESERVING AND REMARKABLY CLEVER YOUNG MAN
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