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"A handsome sum, sir,--a very handsome sum, but--" and he smiled and shook his head.
"Twenty-two thousand pounds is not enough then?"
"I--cannot, sir."
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Then Jasper Gaunt stirred, sighed, and leaned forward in his chair.
"I am, therefore, going to make you an offer--"
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So there fell a silence while the wide, fearless eyes of Youth looked into the narrow, watchful eyes of Experience. Then Barnabas rose, and began to pace to and fro across the luxurious carpet; he walked with his head bent, and the hands behind his back were tightly clenched. Suddenly he stopped, and throwing up his head faced Jasper Gaunt
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