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5. Yes, but I can't get the money in the bank. |
5. But—well, that seems unhappily to be the case. |
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6. I have left the bill for eight hundred pounds in Uncle Joseph's pocket. |
6. But if Pitman is only a dishonest man, the presence of this bill may lead him to keep the whole thing dark and throw the body into the New Cut. |
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7. Yes, but if Pitman is dishonest and finds the bill, he will know who Joseph is, and he may blackmail me. |
7. Yes, but if I am right about Uncle Masterman, I can blackmail Michael. |
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8. But I can't blackmail Michael (which is, besides, a very dangerous thing to do) until I find out. |
8. Worse luck! |
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9. The leather business will soon want money for current expenses, and I have none to give. |
9. But the leather business is a sinking ship. |
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10. Yes, but it's all the ship I have. |
10. A fact. |
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11. John will soon want money, and I have none to give. |
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12. And the venal doctor will want money down. |
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13. And if Pitman is dishonest and don't send me to jail, he will want a fortune. |
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'Oh, this seems to be a very one-sided business,' exclaimed Morris. 'There's not so much in this method as I was led to think.' He crumpled the paper up and threw it down; and then, the next moment, picked it up again and ran it over. 'It seems it's on the financial point that my position is
