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Updated: May 1, 2025

"Well, what should you do?" he repeated obstinately. "She's an old woman," said Fearns. "And honest enough, you must admit. She came up to see my governess, and I happened to see her." "But what should you do in my place?" Denry insisted. "Since you ask, I should lower the rent and let her off the arrears," said Fearns. "And supposing she didn't pay then?

Arnold Bennett - The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns