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