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“but, God helping me, I will never go
against my conscience, not for any man or
any money; [’ll not work upon the Lord’s
Day.”

“Well, every one to their taste. These
are not days to refuse good work when it is
offered ; and as to your scruples, they are
all nonsense, just as if there were any sin in
pushing a needle and a thread through a bit
of leather on a Sunday ! The better the dav
the better the deed.”

“T could not go against my conscience.”

“ And from this you argue,” said Wilcox,
“that I am to throw up Mr. Harcourt’s
order, affront him, and lose a_ first-rate
customer! Thank you, I’m not such a
fool.”

“JT am not arguing upon the point,”
returned Benson. “ You asked me why
I did not undertake Mr. Harcourt’s order,
and I have told you. I have no choice in
the matter but to obey God; he that serves
Him serves a good Master. He never
forgets the payment ; and if at times a man
seems to wait for his wages, it is only that

the money is being put out to better interest
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