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Bay。 The breeze�察�fast freshening�察�was also fast changing the direction from 

which it blew。 The favorable tide had barely three hours more to run。 

     ;The wind's shifting�察�sir�察─�said the sailing´master。 ;I'm afraid we shan't 

get round the point this tide�察�unless we lay her off on the other tack。; 

     Turlington shook his head。 

     ;There are letters waiting for me at Bideford�察─�he said。 ;We have lost 

two days in the calm。 I  must send ashore to the post´office�察�whether we 

lose the tide or not。; 

     The vessel held on her course。 Off the port of Bideford�察�the boat was 

sent ashore to the post´office�察�the yacht standing off and on�察�waiting the 

appearance of the letters。 In the shortest time in which it was possible to 

bring them on board the letters were in Turlington's hands。 

     The men were hauling the boat up to the davits�察�the yacht was already 

heading   off   from   the   land�察  �when   Turlington   startled   everybody   by   one 

peremptory word;Stop� ─�

     He had thrust all his letters but one into the pocket of his sailing jacket�察�

without reading them。 The one letter which he had opened he held in his 

closed hand。 Rage was in his staring eyes�察�consternation was on his pale 

lips。 

     ;Lower   the   boat� ─  �he   shouted�察   �I   must   get   to   London   to´night。;   He 



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stopped Sir Joseph�察�approaching him with opened mouth。 ;There's no time 

for questions and answers。 I must get back。; He swung himself over the 

side of   the   yacht�察�and   addressed   the sailing´master from  the   boat。  ;Save 

the tide if you can�察�if you can't�察�put them ashore to´morrow at Minehead or 

Watchetwherever they like。; He beckoned to Sir Joseph to lean over the 

bulwark�察�and hear something he had to say in private。 ;Remember what I 

told you about Launcelot Linzie� ─�he whispered fiercely。 His parting look 

was for Natalie。 He spoke to her  with a strong constraint on himself�察 �as 

gently   as   he   could。   ;Don't   be   alarmed�察  �I   shall   see   you   in   London。;   He 

seated himself in the   boat and   took the tiller。 The   last   words they  heard 

him say were words urging the men at the oars to lose no time。 He was 

invariably   brutal   with   the   men。   ;Pull�察  �you   lazy   beggars� ─  �he   exclaimed�察�

with an oath。 ;Pull for your lives� ─�



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                            THIRD SCENE。 



                                    The Money Market。 

     Let us be serious。Business� �

     The new scene plunges us head foremost into the affairs of the Levant 

trading´house   of   Pizzituti�察  �Turlington   &   Branca。   What   on   earth   do   we 

know about the Levant Trade�拭�Courage� �If we have ever known what it is 

to want money we are perfectly familiar with the subject at starting。 The 

Levant   Trade   does   occasionally   get   into   difficulties。Turlington   wanted 

money。 

     The letter which had been handed to him on board the yacht was from 

his third partner�察�Mr。 Branca�察�and was thus expressed�此�

     ;A  crisis   in   the   trade。 All   right�察 �so   farexcept   our   business   with   the 

small foreign firms。 Bills to meet from those quarters�察。�say�� forty thousand 

poundsand�察  �I   fear�察  �no   remittances   to   cover   them。   Particulars   stated   in 

another     letter  addressed     to  you   at  Post´office�察   �Ilfracombe。     I  am   quite 

broken     down     with   anxiety�察  �and   confined     to  my   bed。   Pizzituti   is  still 

detained at Smyrna。 Come back at once。; 

     The    same    evening     Turlington     was   at  his   office   in  Austin    Friars�察�

investigating the state of affairs�察�with his head clerk to help him。 

     Stated briefly�察�the business of the firm was of the widely miscellaneous 

sort。 They  plied   a   brisk   trade   in   a   vast   variety  of   commodities。   Nothing 

came amiss to them�察�from Manchester cotton manufactures to Smyrna figs。 

They   had   branch   houses   at   Alexandria   and   Odessa�察  �and   correspondents 

here�察�there�察�and everywhere�察�along the shores of the Mediterranean�察�and in 

the ports of the East。 These correspondents were the persons alluded to in 

Mr。   Branca's   letter   as   ;small   foreign   firms�察─  �and   they   had   produced   the 

serious   financial   crisis   in   the   affairs   of   the   great   house   in Austin   Friars�察�

which had hurried Turlington up to London。 

     Every one of these minor firms claimed and received the privilege of 

drawing bills on Pizzituti�察�Turlington & Branca for amounts varying from 



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four     to  six   thousand      poundson      no   better    security    than   a   verbal 

understanding that the money to pay the bills should be forwarded before 

they fell due。 Competition�察�it is needless to say�察�was at the bottom of this 

insanely reckless system of trading。 The native firms laid it down as a rule 

that   they  would decline  to   transact   business   with   any  house  in   the   trade 

which   refused   to   grant   them   their   privilege。   In   the   ease   of   Turlington's 

house�察�the foreign merchants had drawn their bills on him for sums large 

in the aggregate�察 �if not  large   in   themselves�察  �had   long since turned   those 

bills into cash in their own markets�察�for their own necessities�察�and had now 

left the money which their paper represented to be paid by their London 

correspondents as it fell due。 In some instances�察�they had sent nothing but 

promises and excuses。 In others�察�they had forwarded drafts on firms which 

had   failed   already�察  �or   which   were   about   to   fail�察  �in   the   crisis。 After   first 

exhausting his resources in ready money�察�Mr。 Branca had provided for the 

more pressing necessities by pledging the credit of the house�察�so far as he 

_could_ pledge it without exciting suspicion of the truth。 This done�察�there 

were actually left�察�between that time and Christmas�察�liabilities to be met to 

the extent of forty thousand pounds�察�without a farthing in hand to pay that 

formidable debt。 

     After   working   through   the   night�察  �this   was   the   conclusion   at   which 

Richard Turlington arrived�察�when the rising sun looked in at him through 

the windows of his private room。 

     The   whole   force   of   the   blow   had   fallen   on   _him_。   The   share   of   his 

partners in the business was of the most trifling nature。 The capital was his�察�

the risk was his。 Personally and privately�察�_he_ had to find the money�察�or 

to confront the one other alternative ruin。 

     How was the money to be found�拭�

     With his position in the City�察�he had only to go to the famous money´ 

lending and discounting house of Bulpit Brothersreported to ;turn over; 

millions in their business every yearand to supply himself at once with 

the necessary  funds。  Forty  thousand   pounds   was   a  trifling   transaction   to 

Bulpit Brothers。 

     Having got the money�察�how�察�in the present state of his trade�察�was the 



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loan to be paid back�拭�

     His thoughts reverted to his marriage with Natalie。 

     ;Curious� ─      �he  said   to  himself�察   �recalling    his   conversation      with   Sir 

Joseph      on  board    the   yacht。    ;Graybrooke       told   me   he   would     give   his 

daughter      half   his  fortune    on   her   marriage。     Half   Graybrooke's       fortune 

happens to be just forty thousand pounds� ─�He took a turn in the room。 No� �

It   was    impossible      to  apply    to   Sir  Joseph。     Once    shake     Sir  Joseph's 

conviction of his commercial solidity�察�and the marriage would be certainly 

deferredif not absolutely broken off。 Sir Joseph's fortune could be made 

available�察  �in   the   present   emergency�察  �in   but   one   wayhe   might   use   it   to 

repay  his   debt。  He had only  to   make   the date   at   which   the loan   expired 

coincide   with   the  date   of his   marriage�察 �and   there   was his   father´in´law's 

money   at   his   disposal�察  �or   at   his   wife's   disposalwhich   meant   the   same 

thing。 ;It's well I pressed Graybrooke about the marriage when I did� ─�he 

thought。 ;I   can   borrow  the   money  at   a   short date。  In   three   months   from 

this Natalie will be my wife。; 

     He   drove to his   club   to  get breakfast�察 �with   his   mind   cleared�察 �for   the 

time being�察�of all its anxieties but one。 

     Knowing        where    he   could    procure    the   loan�察  �he  was    by   no   means 

equally sure of being able to find the security on which he could borrow 

the   money。   Living   up   to   his   income�察  �having   no   expectations   from   any 

living   creature�察  �possessing   in   landed   property   only   some   thirty   or   forty 

acres in Somersetshire�察�with a quaint little dwelling�察�half farm house�察�half´ 

cottage�察  �attached   he   was   incapable   of   providing   the   needful   security 

from his own personal resources。 To appeal to wealthy friends in the City 

would be to let those friends into the secret of his embarrassments�察�and to 

put his credit in peril。 He finished his breakfast�察�and went back to Austin 

Friarsfailing      entirely�察  �so  far�察 �to  see   how    he   was   to   remove     the  last 

obstacle now left in his way。 

     The  doors   were  open   to   the   public�察�business   had   begun。  He   had   not 

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