“You——youdon’tmeanthat，Judge？“gaspedZoeth。
“Poor？Marcelluspoor？“criedShadrach。“Why——why，whatkindoftalk’sthat？Hedidn’thavenomorethantherestofuswhen——“hehesitated，glancedatZoeth，andcontinued，“whenthefirmgiveupbusinessbackin’79；buthewenttoseaagainandmadeconsiderable，andthenhemadeawholelotinstocks。Iknowhedid。Youknowit，too，Zoeth。Howcouldhebepoor？“
“Because，likesomanyotherfortunatespeculators，hecontinuedtospeculateandbecameunfortunate。Helostthebulkofhiswinningsinthestockmarketand——well，tobequitefrank，CaptainHallhasbeenabrokenman，mentallyaswellasphysically，sincehiswife’sdeathandhisownseriousillness。You，yourselves，musthavenoticedthechangeinhishabits。Frombeinganactiveman，amanofaffairs，hebecamealmostahermit。Hesawbutfewpeople，droppedthesocietyofallhisoldfriends，andlivedalone——aloneexceptforhisvarioushousekeepersandMary-’Gusta——thelittlegirl，Imean。Youmusthavenoticedthechangeinhisrelationswithyou。“
Mr。Hamiltonsighed。“Yes，“hesaid，“wenoticedhenevercametoseeusand——and——“
“Andwasn’tover’nabovesociablewhenwecometoseehim，“finishedCaptainShadrach。“Yes，wenoticedthat。ButIsay，Judge，hemusthavehadSOMEmoneyleft。Whatbecameofit？“