there on the gate,
and he became very melancholy. "If I have been wrong," he said to
himself, "I must give up the fight. I cannot begin again now and
learn new precepts. After all that I have done with that old man's
money, I cannot now own that I have been wrong, and commence again
on a theory taught to me by Poppins. If this be so, then farewell to
Commerce!" And as he said so, he dropped from his seat, and, leaning
over the rail, hid his face within his hands.

As he stood there, suddenly a sound struck his ears, and he knew
that the bells of Edmonton were ringing. The church was distant, but
nevertheless the tones came sharp upon him with their clear music.
They rang on quickly, loudly, and with articulate voice. Surely there
were words within those sounds. What was it they were saying to him?
He listened for a few seconds, for a minute or two, for five minutes;
and then his ear and senses had recognized the language--"Turn again,
Robinson, Member of Parliament." He heard it so distinctly that his
ear would not for a moment abandon the promise. The words could not
be mistaken. "Turn again, Robinson, Member of Parliament."

Then he did turn, and walked back to London with a trusting heart.

London: Printed by Smith, Elder and Co., Old Bailey, E.C.

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Transcriber's note:

Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

Chapter VIII, paragraph 56. Previously Fame was attributed
masculine gender. The reader might note the sentence in
this paragraph: On that morrow he was more enterprising
than ever, and it was then that he originated the idea of
the four men in armour, and of Fame with HER classical
horn and gilded car.

Specific changes in wording of the text are listed below.

Chapter XII, paragraph 25. The word "partners" was changed
to "partner" in the sentence: And might it not be well for
her to forget that other Samson, and once more to trust
herself to her father's PARTNER?

Chapter XVI, paragraph 44. The order of the words "was it"
was inverted in the sentence: Why WAS IT, that at this
eventful period of Robinson's existence Mrs. Poppins
should have turned against him?

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