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ALL IN A GARDEN LAIR. 131
not, however, so bad for tlie other. Will must
rise : he is a young man who designs his own
future and ^vill force events ; for such as Will
are the great prizes of a merchant's career. I
do not pity Will at present, I pity him only
because in the end he will be so rich. It is the
misfortune of the English people that they
become so rich.'
'Then, about Allen?'
' He will become more and more miserable.
In the City he has no future, he will neglect
whatever chances offer ; he will see no oppor-
tunity ;
such men as he are blind to opportunity;
if a hundred doors lie open to success he would
see none of them, his thoughts will be else-
w^here. Money is not in his mind, nor is suc-
cess. I [)ropose, therefore, first of all, to rescue
tlie boy from the fate of the unsuccessful
clerk.'
' But if Allen lias no other opening? *
' Child, you have [)laycd all your life with
the boy and you know not what he is, you
know nothing about him. To be sure you are
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