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"Your nephew John never took to billiards or any other ga hundreds of pounds, which, if what everybody

says is true, must be found somewhere else than out of Mr Vincy the

father's pocket For they say he's been losing o coursing and keeping open house as

they do And I've heard say Mr Bulstrode condehtiness, and spoiling her children so"

"What's Bulstrode to me? I don't bank with him"

"Well, Mrs Bulstrode is Mr Vincy's own sister, and they do say that

Mr Vincy mostly trades on the Bank money; and you may see yourself,

brother, when a woht way of laughing at everything, it's very unbeco money to pay their

debts is another And it's openly said that young Vincy has raised

money on his expectations I don't say what expectations Miss Garth

hears

together"

"No, thank you, Mrs Waule," said Mary Garth "I dislike hearing

scandal too much to wish to repeat it"

Mr Featherstone rubbed the knob of his stick and hter, which had enuineness as an

old whist-player's chuckle over a bad hand Still looking at the fire,

he said--

"And who pretends to say Fred Vincy hasn't got expectations? Such a