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1 3|        The initiative in these matters came generally from the
2 5| experiments by letter. To make matters worse, Roebuck was in financial
3 6|   greatest living authority on matters of industry and trade, and
4 8|       the mortal coil; but, if matters do not grow worse, I may
5 8|      have been perfectly true.~Matters were made worse by the fact
6 8|     mean and ungrateful. Money matters always brought out the worst