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Misers hold no belief in a life beyond the grave, the present is all in all to them. This thought throws a pitilessly dear light upon the irreligious times in which we live, for today more than in any previous era money is the force behind the law, politically and socially. Books and institutions, …

He had been dreaming of an ocean of eight millions in three years, and mentally launching his ships on this long sheet of gold.

In the crises of life, when we are overwhelmed by joy or sorrow, we see our surroundings with sharpened senses, and they remain for ever afterwards indelibly part of our experience. Charles scrutinized with strained intentness the box borders of the little garden, the faded autumn leaves floating t…

The poor helot went to the table

'Aha! You've been treating your nephew to a banquet, I see. [...]' [...]

'A banquet? ...' Charles repeated to himself, quite unable to form any idea of the normal diet and customs of this household.