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Youareaaman，asonemayseebyyourfaceiveyoutobepoorandastranger.Enclosedyouwillfindasumofmoislenttoyouforthirtydays，withoutihishouseattheendofthattime.Ihaveabetonyou.IfIwinityoushallhaveanysituationthatisinmygift-any，thatis，thatyoushallbeabletoproveyourselffamiliaretenttofill.
Nosignature，e.
Well，herewasacoiltobeiedonrecededallthis，butIwasnot.It，darkpuzzletome.Ihadn'ttheleastideawhatthegamewas，herharmwasmeantmeorakiintoapark，andsatdowntotrytothinkitout，andtosiderwhatIhadbestdo.
Attheendofanhshadcrystallizedintothisverdict.
&hosemenmeanmewell，maybetheymeanmeill;nowaytodecidethat-letitgo.They'vegotagame，orascheme，ora，ofsomekindonhand;nowaytodetermiis-letitgo.There'sabetoofindoutwhatitis-letitgo.Thatdisposesoftheiermiies;theremaihematteristangible，solid，andmaybedlabeledwithty.IfIasktheBaoplacethisbilltotheao，they'lldoit，fortheyknowhim，althoughIdon't;buttheywillaskmehoossessionofit，aruth，they'llputmeintheasylum，naturally，andaliewilllandmeinjail.ThesameresultwouldfollowifItriedtobankthebillaoborrowmo.Ihavegottocarrythisimmenseburdenarounduntilthosemeneback，whetherIwanttoornot.Itisuselesstome，asuselessasahandfulofashes，atakecareofit，andwatchoverit，whileIbegmyliving.Ip;apos;tgiveitaway，ifIshouldtry，forhwaymantitormeddlewithitf.Thosebrothersaresafe.EvenifIlosetheirbill，orburillsafe，becausetheyent，andthebankwillmakethemwhole;butmeantimeI'vegottodoamonth'ssufferingrofit-uhatbet，whateveritmaybe，auationthatIampromised.Ishouldliketogetthat;mehavesituatiohatare
Igottothinkingagooddealaboutthatsituatioh.Withoutdoubtthesalarywouldbelarge.ItwouldbegininamoIshouldbeallright.PrettysoonIwasfeelingfirst-rate.BythistimeIisagaiofatailavemeasharplongingtoshedmyrags，andtoyselfdeore.CouldIaffordit?No;Ihadnothingintheworldbutamillionpounds.SoIforcedmyselftogoonby.ButsoonIwasdriftingba.Thetemptatioedmecruelly.Imusthavepassedthatshopbadforthsixtimesduringthatmanfulstruggle.AtlastIgavein;Ihadto.Iaskediftheyhadamisfitsuitthathadbeenthrownontheirhands.ThefellowIspoketonoddedhisheadtowardsanotherfellow，andgavemetotheindicatedfellow，aedahhishead，andnowords.Iwenttohim，andhesaid:
"Tendtoyoupresently."
Iwaitedtillhehathewasat，theookmeintoaba，andoverhauledapileofrejectedsuits，atiestoon.Itdidn'tfit，andos;tinanywayattractive，butitasanxioustohaveit;soIdidn'tfindanyfault，butsaid，withsomediffidence:
"Itwouldbeanaodationtomeifyoucouldwaitsomedaysforthemoney.Ihaven'tanysmalle."
Thefellowworkedupamostsarcasticexpressionofdsaid:
"Oh，youhaven't?Well，ofcourse，Ididn'texpectit.I'dolemeege."
Iwasled，andsaid:
"Myfriend，youshouldn'tjudgeastrangeralwaysbytheclotheshewears.Iamquiteabletopayforthissuit;Isimplydidn'twishtoputyoutothetroubleofgalarge;
Hemodifiedhisstylealittleatthat，andsaid，thoughstillwithsomethingofanair:
"Ididn'tmeananyparticularharm，butaslongasrebukesaregoing，Imightsayitos;tquiteyouraffairtojumptothethatwep;apos;tyyoumighthappentarourary，we."
Ihaohim，andsaid:
"Oh，veryologize."
&withasmile，ohesmileswhichgoesallaroundover，andhasfoldsinit，andirals，andlooksliketheplacewhereyouhavethrownabriapoheactofhistakingaglimpseofthebillthissmilefrozesolid，andturnedyellow，ahosewavy，wormyspreadsoflavawhidhardelelevelsonthesideofVesuvius.Ineverbeforesawasmilecaughtlikethat，ahemanstthebill，andlooki，aorhustleduptoseewhatwasthematter，andsaid，briskly:
"os;sup?os;sthetrouble?os;swanting?"
Isaid:"Thereisn'tanytrouble.I'mwaitingfe."
"e;gethimhishisge."
Todretorted:"Gethimhisge!It'seasytosay，sir;butlookatthebillyourself."
&ortookalook，gavealow，eloquehenmadeadiveforthepileofrejectedg，aosnatchitthiswayandthat，talkiimeexdasiftohimself:
"Sellariairesuspeakablesuitasthat!Tod'safool-abornfool.Alwaysdoihihis.Driveseverymillionaireawayfromthisplace，becausehe'ttellamillioramp，andnevercould.Ah，here'sthethingIamafter.Pleasegetthosethingsoff，sir，andthrowthemihefavortoputonthisshirtandthissuit;it'sjustthethihing-plain，rich，modest，andjustduadetonprinayknowhim，sir，hisSereheHospodarofHalifax;hadtoleaveitwithusandtakeam-suitbecausehismoingtodie-whichshedidn't.Butthat&apht;os;talwayshavethihatis，thewaythey-there!trht，theyfityoutoacharm，sir;cai-Lord!lookatthat，hewholething!Ineversahinallmyexperie;
Iexpressedmysatisfa.
&quht，sir，quiteright;it'lldoforamakeshift，I'mboundtosay.Butwaittillyouseeos;llgetupforyouonyourowod，booka.Le;-andsoon.BeforeIcouldgetinawordhehadmeasuredme，andwasgivingordersfordress-suits，msuits，shirts，andallsortsofthiaceIsaid:
"But，mydearsir，I'tgivetheseorders，unlessyouwaitiely，ethebill.""I'saweakword，sir，aweakword.Eternally-that'stheword，sir.Tod，rushthesethingsthrough，aothegentleman'saddresswithoutaime.Lettheminorerswait.Setdowleman'saddressand-"
"I'mgmyquarters.Iwilldropihe;
&quht，sir，quiteright.Omeshowyooodday."
os;tyouseewhatwasboundtohappeurallyintobuyied，andaskingfe.assumptuouslyequippedwithallneedfulfortsandluxuries，andwashousedinanexpeehotelinHanoverSquare.ItookmydiforbreakfastIstuckbyHarris'shumblefeedinghotmyfirstmealonmymillion-poundbill.IwasthemakingofHarris.Thefaeallabroadthatthefnkwhocarriedmillion-poundbillsiatronsaihatwasenap，littlehand-to-mouthehadbeecelebrated，andovercrowdedwithers.Harriswassogratefulthatheforsuponme，andwouldnotbedenied;andso，pauperasIwas，Ihadmoospend，andwasliviheridthegreat.Ijudgedthattherewasgoingtobeacrashbyandby，butIwasinnowandmustswimacrossordrowherewasjustthatelementofimpendiogiveaseriousside，asoberside，yes，atragicside，toastateofthingswhichwouldotherurelyridithenight，ihetragedypartwasalwaystothefront，andalwayswarning，alwaysthreatening;andsoImoaossed，andsleepwashardtofind.Butinthecheerfuldaylightthetragedyelemeanddisappeared，andIwalkedonair，andytogiddioxiaysay.
Anditwasnatural;forIhadbeeoiesofthemetropolisoftheworld，anditturjustalittle，butagooddeal.Youottakeupaneer，English，Scotch，orIrish，withoutfindinginitoneormorereferehe"vest-pocketmillio;andhislatestdoingsandsaying.Atfirst，iions，Iwasatthebottomossip，Iwaslistedabovethekabovethebaroabovethebarons，andsoon，andsoon，gsteadily，asmyyaugmeilIreachedthehighestaltitudepossible，andthereIremaiakingpreceofalldukesnotroyal，andofallecclesiasticsexcepttheprimateofallEngland.Butmind，thiswasIhadalyhehegstroke-theaccolade，sotospeak-whiasitraheperishabledrossofheenduringgoldoffame:Punchcaricaturedme!Yes，Iwasamademannow;myplacewasestablished.Imightbejokedaboutstill，butreverently，nothilariously，notrudely;Iiledat，buthetimeforthathadgoneby.Punchpicturedmealla-flutterwithrags，digwithabeefeaterfortheTowerofLondon.Well，youehoithayoungfellowwhohadakennoticeofbefore，andnowallofasuddenp;apos;tsayathingthatos;ttakenupaedeverywhere;p;apos;tstirabroadwithouttlytheremarkflyingfromliptolip，&quoes;that'shim!"p;apos;ttakehisbreakfastwithoutacrowdtolookon;p;apos;tappearinanopera-boxwithouttratihefireofathes.Why，Ijustswamingloryalldaylong-thatistheamountofit.
Youkmyoldsuits，andeverynowandthehem，soastohavetheoldpleasureofbuyingtrifles，andbeihenshootingthescofferdeadwiththemillion-poundbill.ButIp;apos;tkeepthatup.TheillustratedpapersmadetheoutfitsofamiliarthatwheinitIwasatnizedandfollowedbyadifIattemptedapurchasethemanwouldoffermehiswholeshopobeforeIcouldpullmynoteonhi
AboutthetenthdayofmyfameIwenttofulfilmydutytomyflagbypayiheAmeriister.Hereceivedmewiththeenthusiasmproperinmycase，upbraidedmefsotardyinmyduty，andsaidthattherewasoogethisfivehatwastotaketheseatathisdihatbytheillnessofoneofhisguests.IsaidIwould，aalking.Itturhatheandmyfatherhadbeensatesinboyhood，Yalestudeer，andalwayswarmfriendsuptomyfather'sdeath.SothenherequiredmetoputinathishousealltheoddtimeImighthavetospare，andIwasverywilling，ofcourse.
Infact，Iwasmorethanwilling;Iwasglad.Whenthee，hemightsomehowbeabletosavemefromtotaldestru;Ididn'tknowhow，buthemightthinkofaway，maybe.Ip;apos;tveounbosommyselftohimatthislatedate，athingwhichIwouldhavebeenquicktodointhebeginningofthisawfulineinLondon.No，Ip;apos;tvenow;Iwasiis，toodeepformetrevelationstosohoughnotydepth，asIlookedatit.Because，yousee，withallmyb，Iwascarefullykeepingwithinmymeahinmysalary.Ofcourse，Ip;apos;tknowwhatmysalarywasgoiIhadagoodenoughbasisforahefact，thatifIwoohavechoiysituationinthatritleman'sgiftprovidedIetent-andIshouldlyprovepetent;Ihadn'tanydoubtaboutthat.Andastothebet，Iaboutthat;Ihadalwaysbeenluyestimateofthesalarywassixhuhousandayear;say，sixhuhefirstyear，andsoonupyearbyyear，tillIstrucktheupperfigurebyprovedmerit.AtpresentIwasoformyfirstyear'ssalary.EverybodyhadbeentryingtoleIhadfoughtoffthemostofthemoorahisiededonly￡300borrowedmoher￡300representedmykeepandmypurchases.Ibelievedmysedyear'ssalarywouldcarrymethroughtherestofthemonthifIweiousandeidIiolooksharplyoutforthat.Mymonthended，myemployerbahisjourney，Ishouldbeallrightoncemore，forIshouldatomycreditorsbyassig，adowntomywork.
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