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possessed of shares in a silver mine�察�once despaired of�察�now               prospering。 

Taking them at present value�察�they would produce a sum                 well over two 

thousand     pounds。     The    old  gentleman     had   bequeathed     five   hundred 

pounds to his brother´in´law�察�Mr。 Gladman�察�five              hundred pounds to his 

only other living relative�察�his first cousin�察       �Mr。 Pincer�察�the residue to his 

friend�察   �William    Clodd�察   �as  a   return    for   the  many     kindnesses    that 

gentleman had shown him。 

    Mr。 Gladman rose�察�more amused than angry。 

     ;And you think you are going to pocket that one thousand to twelve 

hundred   pounds。      You   really   do�拭─  �he   asked   Mr。   Clodd�察  �who�察  �with   legs 

stretched out before him�察�sat with his hands deep in his trousers            pockets。 

     ;That's the idea�察─�admitted Mr。 Clodd。 

    Mr。   Gladman   laughed�察  �but   without   much   lightening   the   atmosphere。 

;Upon   my  word�察  �Clodd�察 �you   amuse   meyou   quite   amuse   me�察─  �repeated 

Mr。 Gladman。 

     ;You always had a sense of humour�察─�commented Mr。 Clodd。 

     ;You    villain�   �You    double´dyed      villain� ─ �screamed     Mr。   Gladman�察�

suddenly changing his tone。          ;You think the law is going to allow           you 

to swindle honest men�         �You think we are going to sit still for          you to 

rob    us�    �That     will;     Mr。    Gladman      pointed    a   lank   forefinger 

dramatically towards the table。 

     ;You mean to dispute it�拭─�inquired Mr。 Clodd。 

    For a moment Mr。 Gladman stood aghast at the other's coolness�察�but 

soon found his voice again。 

     ;Dispute     it� ─ �he  shrieked。    ;Do    you   dispute   that  you    influenced 



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him��dictated it to him word for word�察�made the poor old helpless                    idiot 

sign it�察�he utterly incapable of even understanding; 

     ;Don't   chatter   so   much�察─  �interrupted   Mr。   Clodd。      ;It's   not   a   pretty 

voice�察�yours。      What I asked you was�察�do you intend to dispute it�拭─�

     ;If   you   will   kindly   excuse   us�察─  �struck   in   Mrs。   Gladman�察  �addressing 

Mr。 Clodd with an air of much politeness�察 �we shall just have time�察                 �if we 

go now�察�to catch our solicitor before he leaves his office。; 

     Mr。 Gladman took up his hat from underneath his chair。 

     ;One moment�察─�suggested Mr。 Clodd。                ;I did influence him to make 

that will。    If you don't like it�察�there's an end of it。; 

     ;Of course�察─�commenced Mr。 Gladman in a mollified tone。 

     ;Sit   down�察─    �suggested    Mr。   Clodd。     ;Let's    try  another   one。;    Mr。 

Clodd turned to the clerk。        ;The previous one�察�Mr。 Wright�察�if you             please�察�

the one dated June the 10th。; 

     An   equally   short   and   simple   document�察  �it   bequeathed   three   hundred 

pounds to Mr。 William Clodd in acknowledgment of kindnesses                      received�察�

the   residue   to   the   Royal   Zoological   Society   of   London�察    �the   deceased 

having   been   always   interested   in   and   fond   of   animals。     The   relatives�察�

;Who have never shown me the slightest affection or                   given themselves 

the   slightest   trouble   concerning      me�察  �and   who    have    already    received 

considerable sums out of my income�察─�being by name                   excluded。 

     ;I may mention�察─�observed Mr。 Clodd�察�no one else appearing inclined 

to break the silence�察 �that in suggesting the Royal Zoological                 Society to 

my poor old friend as a fitting object for his            benevolence�察�I had in mind 

a very similar case that occurred five          years ago。      A bequest to them was 

disputed on the grounds that the            testator was of unsound mind。            They 

had to take their case to the       House of Lords before they finally won it。; 

     ;Anyhow�察─�remarked   Mr。  Gladman�察 �licking his   lips�察 �which   were  dry�察�

;you     won't   get   anything�察  �Mr。   Cloddno�察    �not   even  your   three´hundred 

pounds�察�clever as you think yourself。             My brother´in´law's money            will 

go to the lawyers。; 

     Then   Mr。   Pincer   rose   and   spoke   slowly   and   clearly。   ;If   there   must 

be   a  lunatic   connected     with   our   family�察  �which    I  don't  see  why    there 

should be�察�it seems to me to be you�察�Nathaniel Gladman。; 



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     Mr。    Gladman      stared   back   with    open   mouth。     Mr。    Pincer    went   on 

impressively。 

     ;As   for   my   poor   old   cousin   Joe�察  �he   had   his   eccentricities�察  �but   that 

was all。     I for one am prepared to swear that he was of sound mind                      in 

August last and quite capable of making his own will。                    It seems     to me 

that the other thing�察�dated in June�察�is just waste paper。; 

     Mr。 Pincer having   delivered himself�察�sat down again。                  Mr。  Gladman 

showed signs of returning language。 

     ;Oh� �what's the use of quarrelling�拭─�chirped in cheery Mrs。                  Gladman。 

;It's five hundred pounds we never expected。               Live and       let live is what I 

always say。; 

     ;It's the damned artfulness of the thing�察─�said Mr。 Gladman�察�still                 very 

white about the gills。 

     ;Oh�察  �you   have   a   little   something   to   thaw   your   face�察─  �suggested   his 

wife。 

     Mr。   and   Mrs。   Gladman�察  �on   the   strength   of   the   five   hundred   pounds�察�

went home in a cab。          Mr。 Pincer stayed behind and made a night of                   it 

with Mr。 Clodd and Bonner's clerk�察�at Clodd's expense。 

     The residue worked out at eleven hundred and sixty´nine pounds and 

a few shillings。       The capital of the new company�察 �established for                   the 

purpose      of   carrying    on    the   business     of  newspaper       publishers     and 

distributors�察     �printers�察  �advertising      agents�察   �and    any    other   trade    and 

enterprise affiliated to the same�察─�was one thousand pounds in one                    pound 

shares�察�fully paid   up�察�of which William Clodd�察�Esquire�察 �was                   registered 

proprietor   of   four   hundred   and   sixty´three�察  �Peter   Hope�察       �M。A。�察  �of   16�察�

Gough   Square�察  �of   also   four   hundred   and   sixty´three�察      �Miss   Jane   Hope�察�

adopted   daughter   of   said   Peter   Hope   ��her   real   name        nobody�察  �herself 

included�察  �ever   having   known���察  �and   generally   called         Tommy�察  �of   three�察�

paid    for   by   herself   after   a  battle   royal   with    William      Clodd�察    �Mrs。 

Postwhistle�察     �of  Rolls   Court�察   �of  ten�察  �presented     by    the  promoter�察    �Mr。 

Pincer�察�of the House of Commons�察�also of ten                ��still owing for���察�Dr。 Smith 

��ne    Schmidt��      of   fifty�察 �James     Douglas       Alexander       Calder     McTear 

��otherwise   the   ;Wee   Laddie;���察  �residing   then       in   Mrs。   Postwhistle's   first 

floor   front�察  �of   one�察  �paid   for   by   poem   published   in   the   first   number�此�



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;The Song of the Pen。; 

    Choosing a title for the paper cost much thought。     Driven to    despair�察�

they called it Good Humour。 



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       STORY THE THIRD�此                                          �Grindley 

       Junior drops into the Position of 

                                  Publisher 



     Few are the ways of the West Central district that have changed                 less 

within the last half´century than Nevill's Court�察�leading from               Great New 

Street into Fetter Lane。        Its north side still consists      of the same quaint 

row   of   small   low   shops   that   stood   theredoing  perhaps   a   little   brisker 

businesswhen   George   the   Fourth   was   King�察       �its   southern   side   of   the 

same three substantial houses each behind             a strip of garden�察�pleasant by 

contrast    with   surrounding     grimness�察    �built   long   agosome     say  before 

Queen Anne was dead。 

     Out   of   the   largest   of   these�察  �passing   through   the   garden�察  �then   well 

cared   for�察  �came   one   sunny   Sunday   morning�察  �some   fifteen   years   before 

the    commencement         proper    of   this  story�察  �one   Solomon      Appleyard�察�

pushing in front of him a perambulator。             At the brick wall       surmounted 

by   wooden   railings   that   divides   the   garden   from   the    court�察  �Solomon 

paused�察�hearing behind him the voice of Mrs。               Appleyard speaking from 

the doorstep。 

     ;If I don't see you again until dinner´time�察�I'll try and get on            without 

you�察  �understand。     Don't   think   of   nothing   but   your   pipe   and forget   the 

child。    And be careful of the crossings。; 

     Mrs。    Appleyard     retired   into  the  darkness。     Solomon�察     �steering   the 

perambulator   carefully�察  �emerged   from   Nevill's   Court   without        accident。 

The quiet streets drew Solomon westward。                A vacant seat       beneath the 

shade   overlooking   the   Long   Water   in   Kensington   Gardens          invited    to 

rest。 

     ;Piper�拭─    �suggested     a  small    boy   to   Solomon。       ;Sunday      Times�察�

'Server�拭─�

     ;My   boy�察─  �said   Mr。 Appleyard�察 �

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