Thorperesumed。\"Idon\'twantyoutosufferbythisunlooked-forchangeintheshapeofthings。Youholdtwothousandshares——onlybyaccidentthey\'rethewrongkindofshares。Verywell：I\'llmakethemtherightkindofshares。I\'llhaveatransfersenttoyoutomorrow，sothatyoucanreturnthosevendor\'ssharestome，andinexchangeforthemI\'llgiveyoutwothousandfully-paidordinaryshares。Youcanselltheseatonce，ifyoulike，oryoucanholdthemonoveronemoresettlement，whicheveryouplease。\"
\"Thisisverymunificent，\"remarkedLordChaldon，afteraninstant\'sself-communion。Histonewasextremelygracious，buthedisplayednoneoftheenthusiasticexcitementwhichThorpeperceivednowthathehadlookedfor。
TheequanimityofMarquises，whowerealsoex-Ambassadors，wasevidentlyadeeper-rootedaffairthanhehadsupposed。
Thiselderlyandurbanediplomattookagiftofthirtythousandpoundsashemighthaveacceptedasuperiorcigar。
Abriefpauseensued，andwasendedbyanotherremarkfromthenobleman：\"Ithoughtforthemomentofaskingyouradvice——onthisquestionofselling，\"hecontinued。