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330 handsome property from his mother. True, he had been extravagant, but not irretrievably so. He looked into his affairs. Two years of resolute economy, and his property was free. In two years there would be a general election. Two years of travel and study would equally benefit his fortune and his mind; both would be strengthened to meet the demands of public life. There are epochs of change in every one's career; and it is in meeting these changes that a man shows his energies. Lorraine's plan was promptly laid down, and its execution was as prompt as its design. His affairs were investigated with that resolute industry which so soon finishes the business it begins. The sale of part of his property cleared the rest. A large portion of his income was put aside to accumulate. Horses, pictures, wines, bijouterie, German meerschaum, and Turkish hookahs, were alike brought to the hammer. His solicitor remonstrated on the loss in such a sale. "Don't you see," replied his client, laughing, "I am selling my habits with them?" Satisfied with the present, full of anticipation for the future, Edward took his seat on the mail—the best conveyance in the world for