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"You have worked systematically indeed!" exclaimed Mrs. Slingsby, with pouting lips. "But pray proceed." YOU HAVE WORKED SYSTEMATICALLY INDEED EXCLAIMED MISSUS SLINGSBY WITH POUTING LIPS BUT PRAY PROCEED
 as beautiful objects, to be sold to the highest bidder—and on what terms he scarcely cares, so that they become the means of producing him money. Such is the person on whom I have had to work—and I have not worked ineffectually." "Then you have formed an acquaintance with him?" exclaimed Mrs. Slingsby. "An acquaintance!" cried the baronet, chuckling; "I have formed an intimate friendship." "What! in four or five weeks!" said Mrs. Slingsby. "Exactly so. I obtained an introduction to him through his surveyor, who also happens to be mine; and under pretence of bargaining with him for the purchase of some of his houses, I wormed myself into his confidence. He at length informed me that there were heavy mortgages on all his buildings, and that he was anxious to sell some in order to be able to proceed with others. When I encountered the young ladies, I affected to be greatly surprised that they should prove to be the daughters of the very Mr. Torrens to whom my surveyor had recommended me.  NOT HE MERELY REGARDS THEM AS BEAUTIFUL OBJECTS TO BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AND ON WHAT TERMS HE SCARCELY CARES SO THAT THEY BECOME THE MEANS OF PRODUCING HIM MONEY SUCH IS THE PERSON ON WHOM I'VE HAD TO WORK AND I HAVE NOT WORKED INEFFECTUALLY THEN YOU HAVE FORMED AN ACQUAINTANCE WITH HIM EXCLAIMED MISSUS SLINGSBY AN ACQUAINTANCE CRIED THE BARONET CHUCKLING I HAVE FORMED AN INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP WHAT IN FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS SAID MISSUS SLINGSBY EXACTLY SO I OBTAINED AN INTRODUCTION TO HIM THROUGH HIS SURVEYOR WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE MINE AND UNDER PRETENCE OF BARGAINING WITH HIM FOR THE PURCHASE OF SOME OF HIS HOUSES I WORMED MYSELF INTO HIS CONFIDENCE HE AT LENGTH INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE HEAVY MORTGAGES ON ALL HIS BUILDINGS AND THAT HE WAS ANXIOUS TO SELL SOME IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH OTHERS WHEN I ENCOUNTERED THE VERY LADIES I AFFECTED TO BE GREATLY SURPRISED THAT THEY SHOULD PROVE TO BE THE DAUGHTERS OF THE VERY MISTER TORRANCE TO WHOM MY SURVEYOR HAD RECOMMENDED ME
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