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English
1823
It then flashes across the old man's mind that his motives for having lived in luxury upon that trust money for years may possibly be misunderstood. The world  the hollow, heartless world  will call it a swindle and regard him generally as a precious old fraud. This idea quite troubles the good old man. IT THEN FLASHES ACROSS THE OLD MAN'S MIND THAT HIS MOTIVES FOR HAVING LIVED IN LUXURY UPON THAT TRUST MONEY FOR YEARS MAY POSSIBLY BE MISUNDERSTOOD THE WORLD THE HOLLOW ARTLESS WORLD WILL CALL IT A SWINDLE AND REGARD HIM GENERALLY AS A PRECIOUS OLD FRAUD THIS IDEA QUITE TROUBLES THE GOOD OLD MAN
rst act. If he does not seem likely to die they murder him. He is a most unfortunate old gentleman. Anything he is mixed up in seems bound to go wrong. If he is manager or director of a bank, smash it goes before even one act is over. His particular firm is always on the verge of bankruptcy. We have only to be told that he has put all his savings into a company--no matter how sound and promising an affair it may always have been and may still seem--to know that that company is a "goner." No power on earth can save it after once the good old man has become a shareholder. If we lived in stage-land and were asked to join any financial scheme, our first question would be: "Is the good old man in it?" If so, that would decide us. When the good old man is a trustee for any one he can battle against adversity much longer. He is a plucky old fellow, and while that trust money lasts he keeps a brave heart and fights on boldly. It is not until he has spent the last penny of it that he gives way. ST ACT HE GENERALLY DIES IN THE FIRST ACT IF HE DOES NOT SEEM LIKELY TO DIE THEY MURDER HIM HE IS MOST UNFORTUNATE OLD GENTLEMAN ANYTHING HE IS MIXED UP IN SEEMS BOUND TO GO WRONG IF HE IS MANAGER OR DIRECTOR OF A BANK SMASHER GOES BEFORE EVEN ACTON IS OVER HIS PARTICULAR FIRM IS ALWAYS ON THE VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY WE HAVE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT HE HAS PUT ALL HIS SAVINGS INTO A COMPANY NO MATTER HOW SOUND AND PROMISING THE AFFAIR IT MAY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AND MAY STILL SEEM TO KNOW THAT THE COMPY IS A GONNER NO POWER ON EARTH CAN SAVE IT AFTER ONCE THE GOOD OLD MAN HAS BECOME A SHAREHOLDER IF WE LIVED IN STAGELAND AND WERE ASKED TO JOIN ANY FINANCIAL SCHEME OUR FIRST QUESTION WOULD BE HE'S THE GOOD OLD MAN IN IT IF SO THAT WOULD DECIDE US WHEN THE GOOD OLD MAN IS A TRUSTEE FOR ANYONE HE CAN BATTLE AGAINST ADVERSITY MUCH LONGER HE IS A PLUCKY OLD FELLOW AND WHILE THAT TRUST MONEY LASTS HE KEEPS A BRAVE HEART AND FIGHTS ON BOLDLY IT IS NOT UNTIL HE HAS SPENT EVERY LAST PENNY THAT HE GIVES WAY
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