' So saying, he presented him with two actions
of above two thousand livres each.
"M-- was astonished at this unexpected instance of generosity, in
a stranger, and, with suitable acknowledgment, peremptorily refused
to incur such an obligation; but at length he was, by dint of
importunity and warm expostulation, prevailed upon to accept one
of the actions, on condition that the gentleman would take his note
for the sum; and this he absolutely rejected, until M-- promised
to draw upon him for double the value or more, in case he should
at any time want a further supply. This uncommon act of friendship
and generosity, afterwards had an opportunity to repay tenfold,
though he could not help regretting the occasion, on his friend's
account. That worthy man having, by placing too much confidence
in a villainous lawyer, and a chain of other misfortunes, involved
himself and his amiable lady in a labyrinth of difficulties, which
threatened the total ruin of his family, M-- felt the inexpressible
satisfaction of delivering his benefactor from the snare.
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