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He helped them both, and helped himself, and drained his glass, and stood it bottom upward on the table, as though he had just caught a bluebottle in it. 'And now, Mr. Edwin,' he proceeded, wiping his mouth and hands upon his handkerchief: 'to a little piece of business. You received from me, the other day, a certified copy of Miss Rosa's father's will. You knew its contents before, but you received it from me as a matter of business. I should have sent it to Mr. Jasper, but for Miss Rosa's wishing it to come straight to you, in preference. You received it?' 'Quite safely, sir.' 'You should have acknowledged its receipt,' said Mr. Grewgious; 'business being business all the world over. However, you did not.' 'I meant to have acknowledged it when I first came in this evening, sir.' 'No