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74 he did; Mr. Edwin must have been black and blue with bruises. Mr. Philip's very quick when he's roused, and he's a better man than his brother. He was very sorry afterwards for what he had done—dear me! how sorry he was. He went to his brother and he asked him to forgive him, and Mr. Edwin did forgive him; I expect he got a good deal more money out of Mr. Philip, or he never would have done. He was unforgiving enough, was Mr. Edwin, unless it paid him to be otherwise; he'd wait for years for a chance of returning, with good thumping interest, what he thought was an injury; it was the only thing he ever did return with interest"

The expression on Mr. Morley's face as he said this did not itself suggest the charity which forgiveth all things.

"So it went on, for soon they were quarrelling again. But lately it has been worse than ever."

Looking anxiously about him, Mr. Morley again resorted to the cover of his hand.

"There's been—there's been some trouble about some bills. Mr. Edwin's been putting some bills on the market which weren't quite what they ought to have been, and getting money on them. I'm afraid he's been making an unauthorized use of his brother's name."

"Are you sure of what you say? At this