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Updated: June 16, 2025
He walked about the beach in a piping wind, waved his arms, talked to himself, now and then raised a great shout. And that night he slept soundly. He got back to Fulham Road in time for the press of Saturday night. Allchin declared that he looked much better, and customers were once more gratified by Mr. Jollyman's studious civility.
His feelings were too much for him. He grew very red, and could say no more. "Then suppose we settle it so. I've written out the terms of your engagement. Read and sign." Allchin pretended to read the paper, but obviously paid no attention to it. He seemed to be struggling with some mental obstacle. "Something you want to alter?" asked Warburton.
Allchin called and took me to a dinner, where I met many professional brothers, and enjoyed myself highly. By this time every day was pledged for one or more engagements, so that many very attractive invitations had to be declined. I will not follow the days one by one, but content myself with mentioning some of the more memorable visits.
Had the thing been practicable he would have given money out of his own pocket to the ruined struggler. He saw himself as a merciless victor; he seemed to have his heel on the other man's head, and to crush, crush At Christmas he was obliged to engage a second assistant. Allchin did not conceal his dislike of this step, but he ended by admitting it to be necessary.
Did he come out at the end of six months with sufficient profit to pay a bare three per cent. on the St. Neots money, all would be safe and well. If the balance went against him, why then the whole battle of life was lost, and he might go hide his head in some corner even more obscure. Of course he counted largely on the help of Allchin.
His resource against this misery was conversation with Allchin. In Allchin he had a henchman whose sturdy optimism and gross common sense were of the utmost value. The brawny assistant, having speedily found a lodger according to the agreement, saw himself in clover, and determined that, if he could help it, his fortunes should never again suffer eclipse.
"My brother-in-law wishes to see you, sir. He's in trouble again lost his place at Boxon's a few days ago. I don't exac'ly know how it happened, but he'll explain everything. He's very unfortunate, sir, is Allchin." "Tell him to come before nine to-morrow morning, if he can." "Yes, sir. I'm sure it's very kind of you, sir." "What else?" "Nothing as I can think of just now, sir."
He told the stories of Strangwyn and of Milligan with such exuberance of humour that Jane could not but join in his merriment. "No, no; it's no good looking in that direction. The money has gone, there's no help for it. But you can depend on Jollyman's. Of course the affair would have been much more difficult without Allchin. Oh, you must see Allchin some day!"
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