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As I was head clerk , I had occasion to be frequently in Brough 's room , and he now seemed once more disposed to take me into his confidence . `` Titmarsh my boy , '' said he one day to me , after looking me hard in the face , `` did you ever hear of the fate of the great Mr. Silberschmidt of London ? '' Of course I had . Mr. Silberschmidt , the Rothschild of his day -LRB- indeed I have heard the latter famous gent was originally a clerk in Silberschmidt 's house -RRB- -- Silberschmidt , fancying he could not meet his engagements , committed suicide ; and had he lived till four o'clock that day , would have known that he was worth 400,000 _ l _ . `` To tell you frankly the truth , '' says Mr. B. , `` I am in Silberschmidt 's case . My late partner , Hoff , has given bills in the name of the firm to an enormous amount , and I have been obliged to meet them . I have been cast in fourteen actions , brought by creditors of that infernal Ginger Beer Company ; and all the debts are put upon my shoulders , on account of my known wealth .