such figures of speech, lad; I can understand them. And there is no love affair to disturb your judgment?”
“I thought I had said enough on that subject before. Love for me? Stuff!”
“Well, then, if you are sound both in heart and head, there is no reason why you should not profit by a good chance if it offers; therefore, wait and see.”
“You are quite oracular, Yorke.”
“I think I am a bit i’ that line. I promise ye naught and I advise ye naught; but I bid ye keep your heart up, and be guided by circumstances.”
“My namesake the physician’s almanac could not speak more guardedly.”
“In the meantime, I care naught about ye, Robert Moore: ye are nothing akin to me or mine, and whether ye lose or find a fortune it maks no difference to me. Go home, now. It has stricken ten. Miss Hortense will be wondering where ye are.”
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