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"
No
,
no
,
no
!
"
and
Mr
Ellis
laughed
a
soft
pleasant
little
laugh
over
my
suggestion
--
"
No
,
my
dear
sir
--
nothing
of
a
purely
mechanical
or
commercial
turn
captivated
his
imagination
.
He
was
too
--
er
--
yes
,
I
think
I
may
say
too
profoundly
opposed
to
what
is
called
'
progress
'
in
the
world
to
aid
it
by
any
new
invention
or
other
means
whatever
.
You
see
it
is
a
little
awkward
for
me
to
explain
to
you
what
really
seems
to
be
the
most
absurd
and
fantastic
notion
--
but
--
to
begin
with
,
we
never
really
knew
how
he
made
his
money
,
did
we
Bentham
?
"
Bentham
shook
his
head
and
pursed
his
lips
closely
together
.
"
We
had
to
take
charge
of
large
sums
,
and
advise
as
to
investments
and
other
matters
--
but
it
was
not
our
business
to
inquire
where
the
cash
came
from
in
the
first
place
,
was
it
,
Bentham
?
"
Again
Bentham
shook
his
head
solemnly
.
"
We
were
entrusted
with
it
;
"
--
went
on
his
partner
,
pressing
the
tips
of
his
fingers
together
caressingly
as
he
spoke
--
"
and
we
did
our
best
to
fulfil
that
trust
--
with
--
er
--
with
discretion
and
fidelity
.
And
it
was
only
after
we
had
been
for
many
years
connected
in
business
that
our
client
mentioned
--
er
--
his
idea
;
--
a
most
erratic
and
extraordinary
one
,
which
was
briefly
this
--
that
he
had
sold
himself
to
the
devil
,
and
that
his
large
fortune
was
one
result
of
the
bargain
!
"
I
burst
out
laughing
heartily
.
"
What
a
ridiculous
notion
!
"
I
exclaimed
--
"
Poor
man
!
--
a
weak
spot
in
his
brain
somewhere
evidently
--
or
perhaps
he
used
the
expression
as
a
mere
figure
of
speech
?
"
"
I
think
not
;
"
--
responded
Mr
Ellis
half
interrogatively
,
still
caressing
his
fingers
--
"
I
think
our
client
did
not
use
the
phrase
'
sold
to
the
devil
'
as
a
figure
of
speech
merely
,
Mr
Bentham
?
"
"
I
am
positive
he
did
not
,
"
--
said
Bentham
seriously
--
"
He
spoke
of
the
'
bargain
'
as
an
actual
and
accomplished
fact
.
"
