The Marriage of Esther. Guy Boothby

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СКАЧАТЬ the liquor, won't you? It seems such a pity that a man should throw himself away like that when there's so much in the world worth living for."

      "That's, of course, if there is. Suppose, for the sake of argument, there is nothing? Suppose that a man has forfeited all right to self-respect—suppose he has been kicked out of house and home, deprived of his honour, disowned even by those who once loved him best—would you think it foolish if he attempted to find a City of Refuge in the Land of Alcohol?"

      "Are you that man?"

      Her face grew very gentle and her voice soft, as she put the question.

      "I simply instance an example to confute your argument. May I change the subject? What is my work to be? Much must of course depend on that. Like the elephant, my strength is in my head rather than my hands, certainly not in my legs."

      "Our store-keeper and book-keeper left us a month ago. Since then I have been doing his work. Are you good at figures?"

      "Fairly; that sort of work would suit me admirably, and would, I believe, enable me to give you satisfaction. And, my friend——But here he comes to ask for himself."

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