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But with the lambs he sheared, and the bulls he dragged to earth, and the bears he gored to financial death, we have nothing to do; suffice it, that he performed these operations with almost uniform success and in an unimpeachably respectable manner. BUT WITH THE LAMBS HE SHEARED AND THE BULLS HE DRAGGED TO EARTH AND THE BEARS HE GORED TO FINANCIAL DEATH WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO SUFFICE IT THAT HE PERFORMED THESE OPERATIONS WITH ALMOST UNIFORM SUCCESS AND IN AN UNIMPEACHABLY RESPECTABLE MANNER
ilkins--you can put it under that book of Herbert Spencer's my daughter gave me yesterday. _Under_ it, Wilkins--and, h'm, Wilkins--you needn't mention it to anybody. Ouida ain't cultured, Wilkins, but she's damn' good reading. I suppose that's why she ain't cultured, Wilkins." III And now let us go back a little. In a word, let us utilise the next twenty minutes--during which Miss Hugonin drives to the neighbouring railway station, in, if you press me, not the most pleasant state of mind conceivable--by explaining a thought more fully the posture of affairs at Selwoode on the May morning that starts our story. And to do this I must commence with the nature of the man who founded Selwoode. It was when the nineteenth century was still a hearty octogenarian that Frederick R. Woods caused Selwoode to be builded. I give you the name by which he was known on "the Street." A mythology has grown about the name since, and strange legends of its owner are still narrated where brokers congregate. IT BY MY BED TO NIGHT YES SIR AND WILKINS YOU CAN PUT IT UNDER THAT BOOK OF HERBERT SPENCER'S MY DAUGHTER GAVE ME YESTERDAY UNDER IT WILKINS AND WILKINS YOU NEEDN'T MENTION IT TO ANYBODY WE'D AIN'T CULTURED WILKINS BUT SHE'S DAMN GOOD READING I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHY SHE AIN'T CULTURED WILKINS THREE AND NOW LET US GO BACK A LITTLE IN A WORD LET US UTILIZE THE NEXT TWENTY MINUTES DURING WHICH MISS HUGONAN DRIVES TO THE NEIGHBOURING RAILWAY STATION IN IF YOU PRESS ME NOT THE MOST PLEASANT STATE OF MIND CONCEIVABLE BY EXPLAINING A THOUGHT MORE FULLY TO THE POSTURE OF AFFAIRS AT SELLWOOD ON THE MAY MORNING THAT STARTS OUR STORY AND TO DO THIS I MUST COMMENCE WITH THE NATURE OF THE MAN WHO FOUNDED SELWOOD IT WAS WHEN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY WAS STILL A HEARTY OCTOGENARIAN THAT FREDERICK R WOODS CAUSED SELWOOD TO BE BUILDED I GIVE YOU THE NAME BY WHICH HE WAS KNOWN ON THE STREET A MYTHOLOGY HAS GROWN ABOUT THE NAME SINCE AND STRANGE LEGENDS OF ITS OWNER ARE STILL NARRATED WHERE BROKERS CONGREGATE
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