“How can I help it?”
“You can’t help it; but you can strike a blow yourself.”
“How?”
“How? You’ve struck blows before to some purpose, I think.”
“But I never yet knew any one with such tremendous power as this man has. And where did he get all his money? You said before that he was the devil, and I believe it. Where’s Clark? Do you think he has succeeded?”
“No,” said John.
“No more do I. This man has every body in his pay. Look at the servants! See how easily he did what he wished!”
“You’ve got one servant left.”
“Ah, yes—that’s a fact.”
“That servant will do something for you.”