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The
gentleman
was
Mr
.
Evans
,
to
whom
Miss
Coleman
was
to
have
been
married
,
and
Diamond
had
seen
him
several
times
with
her
in
the
garden
.
I
have
said
that
he
had
not
behaved
very
well
to
Miss
Coleman
.
He
had
put
off
their
marriage
more
than
once
in
a
cowardly
fashion
,
merely
because
he
was
ashamed
to
marry
upon
a
small
income
,
and
live
in
a
humble
way
.
When
a
man
thinks
of
what
people
will
say
in
such
a
case
,
he
may
love
,
but
his
love
is
but
a
poor
affair
.
Mr
.
Coleman
took
him
into
the
firm
as
a
junior
partner
,
and
it
was
in
a
measure
through
his
influence
that
he
entered
upon
those
speculations
which
ruined
him
.
So
his
love
had
not
been
a
blessing
.
The
ship
which
North
Wind
had
sunk
was
their
last
venture
,
and
Mr
.
Evans
had
gone
out
with
it
in
the
hope
of
turning
its
cargo
to
the
best
advantage
.
He
was
one
of
the
single
boat
-
load
which
managed
to
reach
a
desert
island
,
and
he
had
gone
through
a
great
many
hardships
and
sufferings
since
then
.
But
he
was
not
past
being
taught
,
and
his
troubles
had
done
him
no
end
of
good
,
for
they
had
made
him
doubt
himself
,
and
begin
to
think
,
so
that
he
had
come
to
see
that
he
had
been
foolish
as
well
as
wicked
.
For
,
if
he
had
had
Miss
Coleman
with
him
in
the
desert
island
,
to
build
her
a
hut
,
and
hunt
for
her
food
,
and
make
clothes
for
her
,
he
would
have
thought
himself
the
most
fortunate
of
men
;
and
when
he
was
at
home
,
he
would
not
marry
till
he
could
afford
a
man
-
servant
.
Before
he
got
home
again
,
he
had
even
begun
to
understand
that
no
man
can
make
haste
to
be
rich
without
going
against
the
will
of
God
,
in
which
case
it
is
the
one
frightful
thing
to
be
successful
.
So
he
had
come
back
a
more
humble
man
,
and
longing
to
ask
Miss
Coleman
to
forgive
him
.
But
he
had
no
idea
what
ruin
had
fallen
upon
them
,
for
he
had
never
made
himself
thoroughly
acquainted
with
the
firm
’
s
affairs
.
Few
speculative
people
do
know
their
own
affairs
.
Hence
he
never
doubted
he
should
find
matters
much
as
he
left
them
,
and
expected
to
see
them
all
at
The
Wilderness
as
before
.
But
if
he
had
not
fallen
in
with
Diamond
,
he
would
not
have
thought
of
going
there
first
.
What
was
Diamond
to
do
?
He
had
heard
his
father
and
mother
drop
some
remarks
concerning
Mr
.
Evans
which
made
him
doubtful
of
him
.
He
understood
that
he
had
not
been
so
considerate
as
he
might
have
been
.
So
he
went
rather
slowly
till
he
should
make
up
his
mind
.
It
was
,
of
course
,
of
no
use
to
drive
Mr
.
Evans
to
Chiswick
.
But
if
he
should
tell
him
what
had
befallen
them
,
and
where
they
lived
now
,
he
might
put
off
going
to
see
them
,
and
he
was
certain
that
Miss
Coleman
,
at
least
,
must
want
very
much
to
see
Mr
.
Evans
.
He
was
pretty
sure
also
that
the
best
thing
in
any
case
was
to
bring
them
together
,
and
let
them
set
matters
right
for
themselves
.
The
moment
he
came
to
this
conclusion
,
he
changed
his
course
from
westward
to
northward
,
and
went
straight
for
Mr
.
Coleman
’
s
poor
little
house
in
Hoxton
.
Mr
.
Evans
was
too
tired
and
too
much
occupied
with
his
thoughts
to
take
the
least
notice
of
the
streets
they
passed
through
,
and
had
no
suspicion
,
therefore
,
of
the
change
of
direction
.
By
this
time
the
wind
had
increased
almost
to
a
hurricane
,
and
as
they
had
often
to
head
it
,
it
was
no
joke
for
either
of
the
Diamonds
.
The
distance
,
however
,
was
not
great
.
Before
they
reached
the
street
where
Mr
.
Coleman
lived
it
blew
so
tremendously
,
that
when
Miss
Coleman
,
who
was
going
out
a
little
way
,
opened
the
door
,
it
dashed
against
the
wall
with
such
a
bang
,
that
she
was
afraid
to
venture
,
and
went
in
again
.
In
five
minutes
after
,
Diamond
drew
up
at
the
door
.
As
soon
as
he
had
entered
the
street
,
however
,
the
wind
blew
right
behind
them
,
and
when
he
pulled
up
,
old
Diamond
had
so
much
ado
to
stop
the
cab
against
it
,
that
the
breeching
broke
.
Young
Diamond
jumped
off
his
box
,
knocked
loudly
at
the
door
,
then
turned
to
the
cab
and
said
—
before
Mr
.
Evans
had
quite
begun
to
think
something
must
be
amiss
:
“
Please
,
sir
,
my
harness
has
given
away
.
Would
you
mind
stepping
in
here
for
a
few
minutes
?
They
’
re
friends
of
mine
.
I
’
ll
take
you
where
you
like
after
I
’
ve
got
it
mended
.
I
shan
’
t
be
many
minutes
,
but
you
can
’
t
stand
in
this
wind
.
”
Half
stupid
with
fatigue
and
want
of
food
,
Mr
.
Evans
yielded
to
the
boy
’
s
suggestion
,
and
walked
in
at
the
door
which
the
maid
held
with
difficulty
against
the
wind
.
She
took
Mr
.
Evans
for
a
visitor
,
as
indeed
he
was
,
and
showed
him
into
the
room
on
the
ground
-
floor
.
Diamond
,
who
had
followed
into
the
hall
,
whispered
to
her
as
she
closed
the
door
—
“
Tell
Miss
Coleman
.
It
’
s
Miss
Coleman
he
wants
to
see
.
”
“
I
don
’
t
know
”
said
the
maid
.
“
He
don
’
t
look
much
like
a
gentleman
.
”
