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chin. "If I only knew that", he followed, "I should know whether to give
with You."
Young Granton smiled again. "You are a financier, Mr. Charles", him
answered. "I wonder me, to Your duration of the life, you should make a break ask
another financier if he is trying to fill his/her his/her own pocket--or his
father. Anything is my father it goes from his the oldest child--and _I_ is
his more youth."
"You are right as to general principles", Mr. that Charles has answered, completely
affectionately. "The most greater part of sound and judicious. But as me I know her
has not you/he/she already bargained over in the same way with Your father? You
you/he/she has been able to establish with _him_, and you/he/she is trying to tangle me."
The youth supposed a more candid air. "You look here", he said,
tilting himself/herself/itself in before. "I offer him this opportunity. Picks him/it up or you leave him/it. _Do_
You desire to purchase my help for this fusion from a moderate
you commission on the net value of the choice of my father to you--what
Do I approximately know?"
"Says five for cent", I suggested, in a provisional voice, only to
you justify my presence.
He looked me through and through. "_Ten_ is more usual", him
answered, in a particular tone and with a particular look.
Skies Gran, as I quivered! I knew what you/they wanted to say his/her words. They was
the a lot of words that I was me said to Colonel Clay as the von of Account
Lebenstein, on the purchase-money of the schloss--and in the very
same accent. Entirely I now saw through him. That bestial cheque! This
it was Colonel Clay; and he was trying to buy on my silence and
assistance from the threat of exposure!
My blood worked cold. I didn't know whether to answer him. What happened
to the rest of that interview I could not really tell him. My brain
reeleds round off. I felt echo solo weak of "combustible" and "reduction
jobs." Was thing on the earth me to do? If I told my Charles
suspect--for him only a suspect was--you/he/she is probable that the individual turns on