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    `AND notled tle business, tom, said Mr Deane, t same afternoon, as ted in te room at togetter I  to talk to you about. Since youre likely to  time of it in Nele for t fe a good prospect of some sort to keep up your spirits. tom ed less nervously tment,  ified eacril e impartiality.

    `You see, tom, said Mr Deane, at last, t a smarter pace no did er as you, a man expected to pull bets t part of  t sloer quite so fast - Id a best suit t lasted me six years. Everyt of expenditure, I mean. Its team, you see, t  drives on every ep said at ts t find fault rade, sir, opens a mans eyes; and if tion is to get ts doing, t use its s at inventions of one sort or ots a fine to make ts a fine too, to furties, and bring to t are s our line of business - and I consider it as ion as a man can o be connected .

    tom kne to speak of  urgent; Mr Deane oo sical a man to alloo impede trade. Indeed for t monts t to tom  o ion for . it speecretc  s and prepared roductory diffuseness, tending to s Mr Deane , and t o young men in general  if t succeed too, it .  a direct question to him.

    `Let me see - its going on for seven years noo me for a situation - eom?

    `Yes, sir; Im ty noom.

    `As as  to say t, tells  . And Im o say, I en deceived. I urally a little s pus Im o say youve done me credit, sir - and if Id  o see him like you.

    Mr Deane tapped  again, repeating in a tone of some feeling - `No, I s o see him like you.

    `Im very glad Ive given you satisfaction, sir; Ive done my best, said tom, in  way.

    `Yes, tom, youve given me satisfaction. I dont speak of your conduct as a son - t ner in our firm, is ties youve s s go on groal and grolets for it, but ts ed for ty of every concern, large or small, and ts men to conduct it - men of t s, none o your flas suco be depended on. No Mr Guest and I see clear enougook Gell into t  ty near ten years older ts in your favour.

    tom ting a little nervous as Mr Deane  on speaking: o say,  be agreeable to  ion ratance of tion he foresaw.

    `It stands to reason, Mr Deane  on,  deny t if youd been no relation of mine at all, your conduct in t affair of Pelleys bank o make some ackno of to us - and, backed by your general conduct and business ability it ermine on giving you a so increase as tll be better on all grounds tll give you more importance, and prepare you better for taking some of ty off my so a good deal o  present, t Im getting older - t. I told Mr Guest I  to you, and iculars. t stride for a young felloy, but Im bound to say, youve deserved it.

    `Im very grateful to Mr Guest and you, sir - of course I feel t indebted to you, ook me into taken a good deal of pains h me since.

    tom spoke  tremor, and paused after his.

    `Yes, yes, said Mr Deane. `I dont spare pains   he is.

    `But to mention to you, uncle. Ive never spoken to you of it before. If you remember, at time my faty  of your firm buying t it ment, especially if steam were applied.

    `to be sure, to be sure. But akem outbid us - o t. her peoples heads.

    `Pers of no use my mentioning it at present, tom  on, `but I rong feeling about it. It  I sry and get it back again , Im attaco t s your vieo buy it for tter c o mention to you, only youve been kind enougo say my services er c in my own he price.

    Mr Deane ened attentively, and noful.

    `I see, I see, er a y. But t I dont see.  t young Jet-some in t it, Ill be bound.

    ` young Jetsome, said tom. `aking to drinking, and tting told me about it - our old miller.  stay unless teration. I  on in t  ting very sour about things are going on.

    `ell, Ill turn it over, tom. I must inquire into tter, and go into it . But, you see, its ratriking out a neing you to t, instead of keeping you ed.

    `I so manage more t properly going, sir. I  to y of  much.

    t speecy, even in uncle Deanes business-loving ears.

    `Pooo care about one of t on at t as to tnt reckon our coo early. o bear it in mind, and  again. I am going to dinner noomorroo your moter before you start.