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Updated: May 2, 2025
"I'll fix 'em at Christmas-time," said Thaddeus. "You won't forget them at Christmas, I hope, Thad," said Bessie, whose forgiving nature would not hear of anything so ungenerous as forgetting the servants during the holidays. "No," laughed Thaddeus. "I won't forget 'em. I'll give 'em all the very things they like best." "Oh, I see," smiled Bessie. "On the coals-of-fire principle.
"Confess what?" inquired the rabbi softly, supposing that the old man's utterances were but the ravings of delirium. "A secret-marster; a secret-dat-I have-kep'-so long-it has become-a sin-an awful sin-dat has burnt-me in here," placing his feeble hand on his heart, "like coals-of-fire. Listen to me."
Spragg said, after another silence: "I'm pretty busy this morning." "I know you are: that's why I'm here," Moffatt serenely answered. He leaned back, crossing his legs, and twisting his small stiff moustache with a plump hand adorned by a cameo. "Fact is," he went on, "this is a coals-of-fire call. You think I owe you a grudge, and I'm going to show you I'm not that kind.
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