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A PASSAGE IN THE LIFE OF AN AGED MASON . BY THE AUTHOR OF " STBAY LEAVES FROM A PBEEMASOU ' S BOTE BOOK . "
" IT is impossible ! Don't press the matter—I have given a solemn promise to my relatives on the subject ; and I feel " the speaker , a very young man , seemed to hesitate for a moment— " I feel I must abide by it . " " But , Heron , " cried his companion , earnestly , " your squeamishness will be my ruin . I have depended on you ,
fully , firmly , exclusively !" " Wraybury ! " returned the other , " did I ever give you reason to suppose that I would become your security ? Did you ever mention your plan to me before ?" "No , no ! " was the response , somewhat pettishly expressed ; " I admit all that : but why so abominabllegal
?y why call it ' security ? ' It is nothing ofthe sort . One would fancy I was scheming your ruin , by the mistrust with which you listen to me . " Heron's rising colour shewed that he felt the imputation keenly ; then quickly mastering all angry feelings , he calmly responded— " 1 am not distrustful , Wraybury , but
must , perforce , be cautious . Twice rescued from ruin by the generosity of my uncles , —ruin which menaced me from the faith reposed in the representations of others- —I am compelled to pause . A third mishap would deprive me of my situation , and render me a beggar . " " A beggar ! who wishes you to be a beggar ?—who
desires to make you one ?—who contemplates such a result ? " cried Wraybury , passionately . " A beggar ! Just like you , Heron , —always in extremes , always disposed to view all suggestions in the vilest light . " " Simply because , on the instant , I decline being security or guarantee for I know not what scheme or speculation !" " You are not asked to become security or guarantee for
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Silence:
SILENCE :
A PASSAGE IN THE LIFE OF AN AGED MASON . BY THE AUTHOR OF " STBAY LEAVES FROM A PBEEMASOU ' S BOTE BOOK . "
" IT is impossible ! Don't press the matter—I have given a solemn promise to my relatives on the subject ; and I feel " the speaker , a very young man , seemed to hesitate for a moment— " I feel I must abide by it . " " But , Heron , " cried his companion , earnestly , " your squeamishness will be my ruin . I have depended on you ,
fully , firmly , exclusively !" " Wraybury ! " returned the other , " did I ever give you reason to suppose that I would become your security ? Did you ever mention your plan to me before ?" "No , no ! " was the response , somewhat pettishly expressed ; " I admit all that : but why so abominabllegal
?y why call it ' security ? ' It is nothing ofthe sort . One would fancy I was scheming your ruin , by the mistrust with which you listen to me . " Heron's rising colour shewed that he felt the imputation keenly ; then quickly mastering all angry feelings , he calmly responded— " 1 am not distrustful , Wraybury , but
must , perforce , be cautious . Twice rescued from ruin by the generosity of my uncles , —ruin which menaced me from the faith reposed in the representations of others- —I am compelled to pause . A third mishap would deprive me of my situation , and render me a beggar . " " A beggar ! who wishes you to be a beggar ?—who
desires to make you one ?—who contemplates such a result ? " cried Wraybury , passionately . " A beggar ! Just like you , Heron , —always in extremes , always disposed to view all suggestions in the vilest light . " " Simply because , on the instant , I decline being security or guarantee for I know not what scheme or speculation !" " You are not asked to become security or guarantee for