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I forget his name) at Birmingham, <add>an</add> agent <del>for</del><lb/> | <p>I forget his name) at Birmingham, <add>an</add> agent <del>for</del><lb/> | ||
stationed there by one of the Copper-companies.<lb/> | stationed there by one of the Copper-companies.<lb/> | ||
He, in consequence, had applied to <add>one single person</add> M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Keir,<lb/> | He, in consequence, had applied to <add>one single person</add> M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Keir,<lb/> | ||
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thought himself much obliged to you as well he<lb/> | thought himself much obliged to you as well he<lb/> | ||
<del><gap/></del> might. In this <add>single</add> business <del>where</del> M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Henderson<lb/> | <del><gap/></del> might. In this <add>single</add> business <del>where</del> M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Henderson<lb/> | ||
saved you five and thirty guineas: making your<lb/> | |||
interest his, <add>even</add> at that early period of your acquaintance<lb/> | |||
(for it was his first visit to your house<lb/> | |||
taken he had not known you a <del>fortnight</del><add><del>month</del><add>week:</add></add>) to the manifest<lb/> | |||
<del>injury</del><add>sacrifice</add> of his own. For the<lb/> | |||
due to one agent the more, it was natural you should <add>think</add></p><pb/> | |||
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J.B. for Henderson to Gullet
I forget his name) at Birmingham, an agent for
stationed there by one of the Copper-companies.
He, in consequence, had applied to one single person Mr Keir,
whose abode was about 9 miles from Birmingham.
It took him two rides to that place,
and three letters. I speak from your own account.
You asked Mr Henderson what recompense
you should make this copper-agent
for his trouble> whether £50 for example
or I f fifty guineas. I do not know which,
would be enough. - "Enough? (cried he, with
surprize, as well as he might) "yes indeed
"a great deal more. it would be strong if it were
"not, for a man who probably expects nothing,
"having done what he did in the view of serving
"Mr Keir," In consequenceYou took the hint; you changed the
fifty into fifteen; for which the copper-agent
thought himself much obliged to you as well he
might. In this single business where Mr Henderson
saved you five and thirty guineas: making your
interest his, even at that early period of your acquaintance
(for it was his first visit to your house
taken he had not known you a fortnightmonth<add>week:</add>) to the manifest
injurysacrifice of his own. For the
due to one agent the more, it was natural you should think
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