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"I made no reply, but was turning to leave the office, when the merchant called after me   "'My young friend, poor people should never suffer themselves to get into pets. Anger is an expensive luxury, in which only men of a certain income can indulge. A pair of spectacles and a hot temper are not the most promising capital for success in life, Master Titbottom.' I MADE NO REPLY BUT WAS TURNING TO LEAVE THE OFFICE WHEN THE MERCHANT CALLED AFTER ME MY YOUNG FRIEND POOR PEOPLE SHOULD NEVER SUFFER THEMSELVES TO GET INTO PETS ANGER IS AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY IN WHICH ONLY MEN OF CERTAIN INCOME CAN INDULGE A PAIR OF SPECTACLES AND A HOT TEMPER ARE NOT THE MOST PROMISING CAPITAL FOR SUCCESS IN LIFE MASTER TITPOTTOM
mulet, or something, I don't know what, of which people are afraid. Now you know, my dear,' said the merchant, swelling up, and apparently prouder of his great stomach than of his large fortune, 'I am not of that kind. I am not easily frightened. You may spare yourself the pain of trying to impose upon me. People who propose to come to time before I arrive, are accustomed to arise very early in the morning,' said he, thrusting his thumbs in the armholes of his waistcoat, and spreading the fingers like two fans, upon his bosom. 'I think I have heard something of your secret. You have a pair of spectacles, I believe, that you value very much, because your grandmother brought them as a marriage portion to your grandfather. Now, if you think fit to sell me those spectacles, I will pay you the largest market price for them. What do you say?' "I told him I had not the slightest idea of selling my spectacles. "'My young friend means to eat them, I suppose,' said he, with a contemptuous smile. SINGULAR SECRET SOME CHARM OR SPELL OR AMULATE OR SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW WHAT OF WHICH PEOPLE ARE AFRAID NOW YOU KNOW MY DEAR SAID THE MERCHANT SWELLING UP AND APPARENTLY PROUDER OF HIS GREAT STOMACH THAN OF HIS LARGE FORTUNE I AM NOT OF THAT KIND I AM NOT EASILY FRIGHTENED YOU MAY SPARE YOURSELF THE PAIN OF TRYING TO IMPOSE UPON ME PEOPLE WHO PROPOSE TO COME TO TIME BEFORE I ARRIVE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO ARISE VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING SAID HE THRUSTING HIS THUMBS IN THE ARMHOLES OF HIS WAISTCOAT AND SPREADING THE FINGERS LIKE TWO FANS UPON HIS BOSOM I THINK I HAVE HEARD SOMETHING OF YOUR SECRET YOU HAVE A PAIR OF SPECTACLES I BELIEVE THAT YOU VALUE VERY MUCH BECAUSE YOUR GRANDMOTHER BROUGHT THEM AS A MARRIAGE PORTION TO YOUR GRANDFATHER NOW IF YOU THINK FIT TO SELL ME THOSE SPECTACLES I WILL PAY YOU THE LARGEST MARKET PRICE FOR THEM WHAT DO YOU SAY I TOLD HIM I HAD NOT THE SLIGHTEST IDEA OF SELLING MY SPECTACLES MY YOUNG FRIEND MEANS TO EAT THEM I SUPPOSE SAID HE WITH A CONTEMPTUOUS SMILE
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