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30 What did you do? Or what have you on hand? Or what is the cause of all this fuss?"

"I don't know in the world, Dermot. But I think there is one thing plain enough, and that is that I haven't found any money going astray. I suppose that if I had I wouldn't be coming here now in the hope of getting some leather on credit as I did before."

"Oh, indeed you shall, and welcome. How much do you want?"

"If I had as much as would make shoes for two it would be enough for me this time, and when those were sold and I had the money, I would pay you and take some more."

"You may as well take the more with you now at one carrying. Take a pound's worth."

—Just hear her! Don't our ears remember your saying to us that he brought the money in to the woman, and that she looked at it, and