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第13章 the￡1000000 banknte（第7页）
"Tellmehow。Seakout，myboy。
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"Givemeamillionandmyassagehomeformy&aos;otion&aos;!Don&aos;t，don&aos;trefuse!
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Iwasinakindofagony。Iwasrightontheointofcomingoutwiththewords，
"Lloyd，I&aos;maauermyself-absolutelyenniless，andindebt!
"Butawhite-hotideacameflamingthroughmyhead，andIgriedmyjawstogether，andcalmedmyselfdowntillIwasascoldasacaitalist。ThenIsaid，inacommercialandself-ossessedway:
"Iwillsaveyou，Lloyd-
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"ThenI&aos;malreadysaved!Godbemercifultoyouforever!IfeverI-
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"Letmefinish，Lloyd。Iwillsaveyou，butnotinthatway;forthatwouldnotbefairtoyou，afteryourhardwork，andtherisksyou&aos;verun。Idon&aos;tneedtobuymines;Icankeemycaitalmoving，inacommercialcenterlikeLondon，withoutthat;it&aos;swhatI&aos;mat，allthetime;buthereiswhatI&aos;lldo。Iknowallaboutthatmine，ofcourse;Iknowitsimmensevalue，andcansweartoitifanybodywishesit。Youshallselloutinsideofthefortnightforthreemillionscash，usingmynamefreely，andwe&aos;lldivide，shareandsharealike。
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Doyouknow，hewouldhavedancedthefurnituretokindling-woodinhisinsanejoy，andbrokeneverythingonthelace，ifIhadn&aos;ttriedhimuandtiedhim。
Thenhelaythere，erfectlyhay，saying:
"Imayuseyourname!Yourname-thinkofit!Man，they&aos;llflockindroves，theserichLondoners;they&aos;llfightforthatstock!I&aos;mamademan，I&aos;mamademanforever，andI&aos;llneverforgetyouaslongasIlive!
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Inlessthantwenty-fourhoursLondonwasabuzz!Ihadn&aos;tanythingtodo，dayafterday，butsitathome，andsaytoallcomers:
"Yes;Itoldhimtorefertome。Iknowtheman，andIknowthemine。Hischaracterisabovereroach，andthemineisworthfarmorethanheasksforit。
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MeantimeIsentallmyeveningsattheminister&aos;swithPortia。Ididn&aos;tsayawordtoheraboutthemine;Isaveditforasurrise。Wetalkedsalary;neveranythingbutsalaryandlove;sometimeslove，sometimessalary，sometimesloveandsalarytogether。Andmy!theinteresttheminister&aos;swifeanddaughtertookinourlittleaffair，andtheendlessingenuitiestheyinventedtosaveusfrominterrution，andtokeetheministerinthedarkandunsusicious-well，itwasjustlovelyofthem!
Whenthemonthwasuatlast，IhadamilliondollarstomycreditintheLondonandCountyBank，andHastingswasfixedinthesameway。Dressedatmylevelbest，IdrovebythehouseinPortlandPlace，judgedbythelookofthingsthatmybirdswerehomeagain，wentontowardstheminister&aos;sandgotmyrecious，andwestartedback，talkingsalarywithallourmight。Shewassoexcitedandanxiousthatitmadeherjustintolerablybeautiful。Isaid:
"Dearie，thewayyou&aos;relookingit&aos;sacrimetostrikeforasalaryasingleennyunderthreethousandayear。
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"Henry，Henry，you&aos;llruinus!
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"Don&aos;tyoubeafraid。Justkeeuthoselooks，andtrusttome。It&aos;llallcomeoutright。
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So，asitturnedout，Ihadtokeebolsteringuhercouragealltheway。Sheketleadingwithme，andsaying:
"Oh，leaserememberthatifweaskfortoomuchwemaygetnosalaryatall;andthenwhatwillbecomeofus，withnowayintheworldtoearnourliving?
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Wewereusheredinbythatsameservant，andtheretheywere，thetwooldgentlemen。Ofcourse，theyweresurrisedtoseethatwonderfulcreaturewithme，butIsaid:
"It&aos;sallright，gentlemen;sheismyfuturestayandhelmate。
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AndIintroducedthemtoher，andcalledthembyname。Itdidn&aos;tsurrisethem;theyknewIwouldknowenoughtoconsultthedirectory。Theyseatedus，andwereveryolitetome，andverysolicitoustorelieveherfromembarrassment，andutherasmuchathereaseastheycould。ThenIsaid:
"Gentlemen，Iamreadytoreort。
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