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第13章 the￡1000000 banknte（第9页）
"Isaid，
"I&aos;mjustasgratefulasIcanbe，butreallyIdon&aos;twantone。
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"Butyoucanhavetheverychoicestoneinmygift。
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"Thanksagain，withallmyheart;butIdon&aos;tevenwantthatone。
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"Henry，I&aos;mashamedofyou。Youdon&aos;thalfthankthegoodgentleman。MayIdoitforyou?
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"Indeed，youshall，dear，ifyoucanimroveit。Letusseeyoutry。
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Shewalkedtomyman，gotuinhisla，utherarmroundhisneck，andkissedhimrightonthemouth。Thenthetwooldgentlemenshoutedwithlaughter，butIwasdumfounded，justetrified，asyoumaysay。Portiasaid:
"Paa，hehassaidyouhaven&aos;tasituationinyourgiftthathe&aos;dtake;andIfeeljustashurtas-
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"Mydarling，isthatyouraa?
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"Yes，he&aos;smyste-aa，andthedearestonethateverwas。Youunderstandnow，don&aos;tyou，whyIwasabletolaughwhenyoutoldmeattheminister&aos;s，notknowingmyrelationshis，whattroubleandworryaa&aos;sandUncleAbel&aos;sschemewasgivingyou?
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Ofcourse，Isokerightunow，withoutanyfooling，andwentstraighttotheoint。
"Oh，mydearestdearsir，IwanttotakebackwhatIsaid。YouhavegotasituationoenthatIwant。
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"Nameit。
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"Son-in-law。
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"Well，well，well!Butyouknow，ifyouhaven&aos;teverservedinthatcaacity，you，ofcourse，can&aos;tfurnishrecommendationsofasorttosatisfytheconditionsofthecontract，andso-
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"Tryme-oh，do，Ibegofyou!Onlyjusttrymethirtyorfortyyears，andif-
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"Oh，well，allright;it&aos;sbutalittlethingtoask，takeheralong。
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Hay，wetwo?Therearenotwordsenoughintheunabridgedtodescribeit。AndwhenLondongotthewholehistory，adayortwolater，ofmymonth&aos;sadventureswiththatbank-note，andhowtheyended，didLondontalk，andhaveagoodtime?Yes。
MyPortia&aos;saatookthatfriendlyandhositablebillbacktotheBankofEnglandandcashedit;thentheBankcanceleditandmadehimaresentofit，andhegaveittousatourwedding，andithasalwayshunginitsframeinthesacredestlaceinourhomeeversince。ForitgavememyPortia。ButforitIcouldnothaveremainedinLondon，wouldnothaveaearedattheminister&aos;s，nevershouldhavemether。AndsoIalwayssay，
"Yes，it&aos;samillion-ounder，asyousee;butitnevermadebutoneurchaseinitslife，andthengotthearticleforonlyaboutatenthartofitsvalue。
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