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act of Jack's--this reprieve habit of saving his financial life, as the noose was being slipped over his bankrupt neck--instead of strangling Jack's credit beyond repair, really improved it. The dealer generally added an extra price for interest and the trouble of collecting (including cartage both ways), knowing that his property was perfectly safe as long as it stayed in Jack's admirably cared-for studio, and few of them ever refused the painter anything he wanted. When inquiries were made as to his financial standing the report was invariably,
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Honest but slow--he'll pay some time and somehow,