’Ahundredayear’sanicething，forsartain，neighbourSpriggs，’saidhe。’Ioncehadnightothatmyself，butitdidn’tdomenogood。’Andhegavealowsigh，ashethoughtofthechildrenofhisownloinswhohadrobbedhim。
’Andshallhaveagain，Joe，’saidHandy；’andwillhavesomeonetokeepitrightandtightforyouthistime。’
Crumplesighedagain——hehadlearnedtheimpotencyofworldlywealth，andwouldhavebeensatisfied，ifleftuntempted，tohaveremainedhappywithoneandsixpenceaday。
’Come，Skulpit，’repeatedHandy，gettingimpatient，’you’renotgoingtogoalongwitholdBunceinhelpingthatparsontorobusall。Takethepen，man，andrightyourself。Well，’
headded，seeingthatSkulpitstilldoubted，’toseeamanasisafraidtostandbyhisselfis，tomythinking，themeanestthingasis。’