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"I don't think I was prudent."
"Of course not; if you had been, you wouldn't have lost. There are
no such things as mistakes in the world.--But to look at affairs.
_Imprimis_.--Lindsay smashed, house closed, salary stopped."
"I suppose so."
"_Item_,--private funds gone; owner taken in by the patent-safe game.
"_Item_,--dwelling-house standing; so much gain,--but
"_Item_,--the dweller is not alone, having other mouths to feed.
"But don't be discouraged. I don't doubt you will find something to do
in good time."
"But when is the good time coming? I must earn something at once."
"The danger of being made to work isn't pressing. Ships will have time
to get well rested. Truckmen are actually growing civil with a little
starvation. The beggars don't hold out their hands for coppers; they
make more money by hauling out their old stockings and lending at five
per cent. a month."
"You will laugh me out of my misery in spite of myself."
"I hope so; but I am not sure that a man can be laughed out of a thing
he wasn't laughed into. Now, Monroe, I am going to surprise you.
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