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He had lost just as much himself to Blackstone of the Hussars, and Count Punter of the Hanoverian Cavalry. Green might have any decent time; but pay? of course he must pay; to talk of burning IOU's was child's play. Other officers, chiefly young for the young fellows gathered round Mrs. Crawley came from her parties with long faces, having dropped more or less money at her fatal card-tables.
"Would you believe," said the mistress of the house, suddenly addressing the prince, "would you believe that that man has not even spared my orphan children? He has stolen everything I possessed, sold everything, pawned everything; he has left me nothing nothing! What am I to do with your IOU's, you cunning, unscrupulous rogue? Answer, devourer I answer, heart of stone!
If we can get hold of a few of Merriwell's IOU's, they might be sent to the uncle for collection." "I see; but first we must run him out of ready cash." "Of course. By the time he has lost all his money, he will be eager to play to win it back. We must lend him money, and take his IOU's." "We'll do it!" Gage jumped up, struck Snell a blow on the back, and then grasped his hand, giving it a shake.
Steve had destroyed several IOU's with Gaylord's name attached for the sole reason that Gay had been a playmate of Beatrice's and she rather favoured him. "He is so convenient," she had defended. "You can always call him up at the last minute if someone has disappointed for cards or dinner, and he is never busy.
Gania and his mother went to live with Varia and Ptitsin immediately after the latter's wedding, while the general was housed in a debtor's prison by reason of certain IOU's given to the captain's widow under the impression that they would never be formally used against him.
A man of property like Evgenie to give IOU's to a money-lender, and to be worried about them! It is ridiculous. Besides, he cannot possibly be on such intimate terms with Nastasia Philipovna as she gave us to understand; that's the principal part of the mystery! He has given me his word that he knows nothing whatever about the matter, and of course I believe him.
"I know nothing whatever about it!" replied the latter, who was, himself, in a state of nervous excitement. "No?" "No? "Well, nor do I!" said Evgenie Pavlovitch, laughing suddenly. "I haven't the slightest knowledge of any such IOU's as she mentioned, I swear I haven't What's the matter, are you fainting?" "Oh, no-no-I'm all right, I assure you!"
It was like the financiering of a schoolboy, who issues his IOU's among his mates, and refers the exacting and business-like tradesman to his father. France was cast for the rôle of father to the congressional schoolboy for many wearisome years.
Sasha wondered. He had discounted a forged note. But all the young men he knew did the same. Handrikov and Von Burst always forged IOU's from their parents or friends when their allowances were not paid at the regular time, and then when they got their money from home they redeemed them before they became due.
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