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He accepted it, that is, as just; and this certainty of justice kept sweet his heart and mind, shutting the door on bitterness or envy. The thought, however, though it recurred persistently with each encounter, brought no explanation. HE ACCEPTED IT THAT IS AS JUST AND THIS CERTAINTY OF JUSTICE KEPT SWEET HIS HEART AND MIND SHUTTING THE DOOR ON BITTERNESS OR ENVY THE THOUGHT HOWEVER THOUGH IT RECURRED PERSISTENTLY WITH EACH ENCOUNTER BROUGHT NO EXPLANATION
ring certain evidence which lost him an important case—Jones, of course, winning it. The third party, too, angry at being dragged into the case, turned hostile to him, thwarting various subsequent projects. In no other way could Jones have procured this particular evidence; he did not know of its existence even. That chance introduction did it all. There was nothing the least dishonourable on the part of Jones—it was just the chance of the dice. The dice were always loaded against Smith—and there were other instances of similar kind. About this time, moreover, a singular feeling that had lain vaguely in his mind for some years past, took more definite form. It suddenly assumed the character of a conviction, that yet had no evidence to support it. A voice, long whispering in the depths of him, became much louder, grew into a statement that he accepted without further ado: “I’m paying off a debt,” he phrased it, “an old, old debt is being discharged. I owe him this—my help and so forth.” E LATER TO THE THIRD PARTY OFFERING CERTAIN EVIDENCE WHICH LOST HIM AN IMPORTANT CASE JONES OF COURSE WINNING IT THE THIRD PARTY TOO ANGERED AT BEING DRAGGED INTO THE CASE TURNED HOSTILE TO HIM THWARTING VARIOUS SUBSEQUENT PROJECTS IN NO OTHER WAY COULD JONES HAVE PROCURED THIS PARTICULAR EVIDENCE HE DID NOT KNOW OF ITS EXISTENCE EVEN THAT CHANCE INTRODUCTION DID IT ALL THERE WAS NOTHING THE LEAST DISHONORABLE ON THE PART OF JONES IT WAS JUST THE CHANCE OF THE DICE THE DICE WERE ALWAYS LOADED AGAINST SMITH AND THERE WERE OTHER INSTANCES OF SIMILAR KIND ABOUT THIS TIME MOREOVER A SINGULAR FEELING THAT HAD LAIN VAGUELY IN HIS MIND FOR SOME YEARS PAST TOOK MORE DEFINITE FORM IT SUDDENLY ASSUMED THE CHARACTER OF A CONVICTION THAT YET HAD NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT IT A VOICE LONG WHISPERING IN THE DEPTHS OF HIM BECAME MUCH LOUDER GREW INTO A STATEMENT THAT HE ACCEPTED WITHOUT FURTHER ADO I'M PAYING OFF A DEBT HE PHRASED IT AN OLD OLD DEBT IS BEING DISCHARGED I OWE HIM THIS MY HELP AND SO FORTH
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