’Beasrichasyoucan,sir,’Pancksadjuredhimwithapowerfulconcentrationofallhisenergiesontheadvice。’Beasrichasyouhonestlycan。It’syourduty。Notforyoursake,butforthesakeofothers。Taketimebytheforelock。PoorMrDoycewhoreallyisgrowingolddependsuponyou。Yourrelativedependsuponyou。Youdon’tknowwhatdependsuponyou。’
’Well,well,well!’returnedArthur。’Enoughforto-night。’
’Onewordmore,MrClennam,’retortedPancks,’andthenenoughforto-night。Whyshouldyouleaveallthegainstothegluttons,knaves,andimpostors?Whyshouldyouleaveallthegainsthataretobegottomyproprietorandthelikeofhim?Yetyou’realwaysdoingit。WhenIsayyou,Imeansuchmenasyou。Youknowyouare。Why,Iseeiteverydayofmylife。Iseenothingelse。
It’smybusinesstoseeit。ThereforeIsay,’urgedPancks,’Goinandwin!’
’ButwhatofGoinandlose?’saidArthur。