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and over, till finally no one would advance him a single 

 shilling. Lake White refused — the Jews grinned, and 

 Brian began to feel the effects of Poverty — his house 

 was nearly deserted, and his table, spread with less 

 profusion, was cut by the epiawes and belly-timber 

 merchants. To add to his calamities, Sally Sfephe?ison 

 began to be very ungracious ; and when she was 

 delicately told that her extravagance could not be 

 supported, broke out into language too insulting to be 

 borne. Sir Shawn saw and knew all this, but he let 

 the torrent run, persuaded that the only way to save 

 Brian was to let him ruin himself. 



END OF CHAPTER XVI. 



