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I do not ask that now, as the girl is dead and a clergyman is not supposed to take much interest in filthy lucre. But you want something, or you would not be here. Is it revenge? It is a sentiment worthy of your cloth, and I can easily understand the desire you may have to indulge in it." "Madam," I cried, "can you think of no other motive than a desire for vengeance or gain?
May she not levy the same tributes upon others that were levied on her, and make a business of her sports? There is, indeed, a calling that may divert her from the thoughts of mere lucre. She may talk and sing for another, and dedicate her best hours to a tutelage for which there is a more precious requital than money can give. Dost not see her, Hal?
I shall add to yours another reason of the unsuccessfulness of the gospel in our days, and that is, because so many ignorant Sir Johns, on the one hand, and so many that have done violence to their former light, and that have damned themselves in their former anathematizing of others, have now for a long time, as a judgment of God, been permitted to be, and made the mouth to the people: persons whose lives are debauched, and who in the face of the world, after seeming serious detestings of wickedness, have for the love of filthy lucre, and the pampering their idle carcasses, made shipwreck of their former faith, and that feigned good conscience they had.
What wouldn't the poor mother give to have his white head to look at? but he will never waken he will never waken more. What's the name o' this book?" he inquired of Mr. Lucre. "My excellent and most intelligent friend," replied that gentleman, in atone of meekness and humility that would have shamed an apostle; "my most interesting friend, the name of that book in the Bible."
Both her auditors, brother and sister, assented to this, and declared on their own knowledge that no man lived less addicted to filthy lucre than the warden. "Oh! it's so kind of you to say so, Mary, and of you too, Mr Bold. I couldn't bear that people should think unjustly of papa. Do you know he would give up the hospital altogether, only he cannot.
One adores public opinion, the other private opinion; one fame, the other desert; one feats, the other humility; one lucre, the other love; one monopoly, and the other hospitality of mind."
"He won't be anticipating the arrival of an old flame." She flushed a little, and Ralph continued teasingly: "You'll really have to be rather nice to him! He's paid pretty dearly for his foolishness in bartering love for filthy lucre." Penelope frowned at her husband, much as one endeavours to frown down the observations of an enfant terrible. "Don't be such an idiot, Ralph," she said severely.
Thus the master discoursed in a way full of grace and good sense. For you must know he was a man of wit and learning, albeit his humour was so saturnine and grasping, above all when his thoughts turned toward filthy lucre. He went on: "Now is not a painter's trade a good one and deserving of all praise? it wins him riches in this world and happiness in the next.
Tipp never mounted the box of a stage-coach in his life; or leaned against the rails of a balcony; or walked upon the ridge of a parapet; or looked down a precipice; or let off a gun; or went upon a water-party; or would willingly let you go if he could have helped it: neither was it recorded of him, that for lucre, or for intimidation, he ever forsook friend or principle.
Others were whistling or humming some favorite air; and one of them, a poet, was reading a squib which he had prepared for the forthcoming election. "Deaker, come here," said the Foreman, "you are up to everything. Here is Lucre, the parson, wants to have a presentment for a new line of road running through his glebe, or to his glebe for I suppose it is the same thing."
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