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"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. 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
 not possibly give me any further assistance. So I acted for myself. I ascertained every requisite particular relative to this Mr. Torrens; I discovered that he is overwhelmed with difficulties—trembling on the verge of insolvency—and anxious to do any thing that may save him from so ignominious a fate. I also learnt that he is a man who will sacrifice his best feelings and principles for money. He has a mania for building speculations; and he conceives that if he be only assisted with adequate funds, he shall make a rapid and princely fortune. Love for his daughters he has 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 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. OURSELF YOU COULD NOT POSSIBLY GIVE ME ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE SO I ACTED FOR MYSELF I ASCERTAINED EVERY REQUISITE PARTICULAR RELATIVE TO THIS THIS MISTER TORRANCE I DISCOVERED THAT HE IS OVERWHELMED WITH DIFFICULTIES TREMBLING ON THE VERGE OF INSOLVENCY AND ANXIOUS TO DO ANYTHING THAT MAY SAVE HIM FROM SO IGNOMINIOUS A FATE I ALSO LEARNED THAT HE IS A MAN WHO WILL SACRIFICE HIS BEST FEELINGS AND PRINCIPLES FOR MONEY HE HAS A MANIA FOR BUILDING SPECULATIONS AND HE CONCEIVES THAT IF HE BE ONLY ASSISTED WITH ADEQUATE FUNDS HE SHALL MAKE A RAPID AND PRINCELY FORTUNE LOVE FOR HIS DAUGHTERS HE IS 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
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