WILLIAMBENTPITMAN,ifthisshouldmeettheeyeof,hewillhearofSOMETHINGTOHISADVANTAGEonthefarendofthemainlinedepartureplatform,WaterlooStation,2to4P。M。,Sundaynext。
Morrisreperusedthisliterarytriflewithapprobation。’Terse,’
hereflected。’Somethingtohisadvantageisnotstrictlytrue;
butit’stakingandoriginal,andamanisnotonoathinanadvertisement。AllthatIrequirenowisthereadycashformyownmealsandfortheadvertisement,and——no,Ican’tlavishmoneyuponJohn,butI’llgivehimsomemorepapers。Howtoraisethewind?’
Heapproachedhiscabinetofsignets,andthecollectorsuddenlyrevoltedinhisblood。’Iwillnot!’hecried;’nothingshallinducemetomassacremycollection——rathertheft!’Anddashingupstairstothedrawing—room,hehelpedhimselftoafewofhisuncle’scuriosities:apairofTurkishbabooshes,aSmyrnafan,awater—cooler,amusketguaranteedtohavebeenseizedfromanEphesianbandit,andapocketfulofcuriousbutincompleteseashells。