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"
The
inexhaustible
greed
of
a
man
,
my
dear
sir
,
can
never
be
satisfied
.
If
he
is
not
consumed
by
desire
for
one
thing
,
he
is
for
another
,
and
his
tastes
are
generally
expensive
.
A
few
pretty
and
unscrupulous
women
for
example
,
would
soon
relieve
you
of
your
five
millions
in
the
purchase
of
jewels
alone
.
Horse-racing
would
do
it
still
more
quickly
.
No
,
no
--
you
are
not
rich
--
you
are
still
poor
--
only
your
needs
are
no
longer
so
pressing
as
they
were
.
And
in
this
I
confess
myself
somewhat
disappointed
--
for
I
came
to
you
hoping
to
do
a
good
turn
to
some
one
for
once
in
my
life
,
and
to
play
the
foster-father
to
a
rising
genius
--
and
here
I
am
--
forestalled
--
as
usual
!
It
is
a
singular
thing
,
do
you
know
,
but
nevertheless
a
fact
,
that
whenever
I
have
had
any
particular
intentions
towards
a
man
I
am
always
forestalled
!
It
is
really
rather
hard
upon
me
!
"
He
broke
off
and
raised
his
head
in
a
listening
attitude
.
"
What
is
that
?
"
he
asked
.
It
was
the
violinist
next
door
playing
a
well-known
"
Ave
Maria
.
"
I
told
him
so
.
"
Dismal
--
very
dismal
!
"
he
said
with
a
contemptuous
shrug
.
"
I
hate
all
that
kind
of
mawkish
devotional
stuff
.
Well
!
--
millionaire
as
you
are
,
and
acknowledged
lion
of
society
as
you
shortly
will
be
,
there
is
no
objection
I
hope
,
to
the
proposed
supper
?
And
perhaps
a
music-hall
afterwards
if
you
feel
inclined
--
what
do
you
say
?
"
He
clapped
me
on
the
shoulder
cordially
and
looked
straight
into
my
face
--
those
wonderful
eyes
of
his
,
suggestive
of
both
tears
and
fire
,
fixed
me
with
a
clear
masterful
gaze
that
completely
dominated
me
.
I
made
no
attempt
to
resist
the
singular
attraction
which
now
possessed
me
for
this
man
whom
I
had
but
just
met
--
the
sensation
was
too
strong
and
too
pleasant
to
be
combated
.
Only
for
one
moment
more
I
hesitated
,
looking
down
at
my
shabby
attire
.
"
I
am
not
fit
to
accompany
you
,
prince
,
"
I
said
--
"
I
look
more
like
a
tramp
than
a
millionaire
.
"
He
glanced
at
me
and
smiled
.
"
Upon
my
life
,
so
you
do
!
"
he
averred
.
--
"
But
be
satisfied
!
--
you
are
in
this
respect
very
like
many
another
Crœsus
.
It
is
only
the
poor
and
proud
who
take
the
trouble
to
dress
well
--
they
and
the
dear
'
naughty
'
ladies
,
generally
monopolize
tasteful
and
becoming
attire
.
An
ill-fitting
coat
often
adorns
the
back
of
a
Prime
Minister
--
and
if
you
see
a
woman
clad
in
clothes
vilely
cut
and
coloured
,
you
may
be
sure
she
is
eminently
virtuous
,
renowned
for
good
works
,
and
probably
a
duchess
!
"
He
rose
,
drawing
his
sables
about
him
.
"
What
matter
the
coat
if
the
purse
be
full
!
"
he
continued
gaily
.
--
"
Let
it
once
be
properly
paragraphed
in
the
papers
that
you
are
a
millionaire
,
and
doubtless
some
enterprising
tailor
will
invent
a
'
Tempest
'
ulster
coloured
softly
like
your
present
garb
,
an
artistic
mildewy
green
!
And
now
come
along
--
your
solicitor
's
communication
should
have
given
you
a
good
appetite
,
or
it
is
not
so
valuable
as
it
seems
--
and
I
want
you
to
do
justice
to
my
supper
.
I
have
my
own
chef
with
me
,
and
he
is
not
without
skill
.
I
hope
,
by
the
way
,
you
will
at
least
do
me
this
much
service
--
that
pending
legal
discussion
and
settlement
of
your
affairs
,
you
will
let
me
be
your
banker
?
"
This
offer
was
made
with
such
an
air
of
courteous
delicacy
and
friendship
,
that
I
could
do
no
more
than
accept
it
gratefully
,
as
it
relieved
me
from
all
temporary
embarrassment
.
I
hastily
wrote
a
few
lines
to
my
landlady
,
telling
her
she
would
receive
the
money
owing
to
her
by
post
next
day
--
then
,
thrusting
my
rejected
manuscript
,
my
only
worldly
possession
,
into
my
coat-pocket
,
I
extinguished
the
lamp
,
and
with
the
new
friend
I
had
so
suddenly
gained
,
I
left
my
dismal
lodgings
and
all
its
miserable
associations
for
ever
