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But it is to the vain and foolish that the punishments fall ; -- and to them they fall so thickly and constantly that the thinker is driven to think that vanity and folly are of all sins those which may be the least forgiven . As for Cradell I may declare that he did marry Amelia , that he did , with some pride , take the place of master of the house at the bottom of Mrs. Roper 's table , and that he did make himself responsible for all Mrs. Roper 's debts . Of his future fortunes there is not space to speak in these pages . Going away from the Crescent Eames had himself driven to his office , which he reached just as the men were leaving it , at four o'clock . Cradell was gone , so that he did not see him on that afternoon ; but he had an opportunity of shaking hands with Mr. Love , who treated him with all the smiling courtesy due to an official bigwig , -- for a private secretary , if not absolutely a big-wig , is semi-big , and entitled to a certain amount of reverence ; -- and he passed Mr. Kissing in the passage , hurrying along as usual with a huge book under his arm . Mr. Kissing , hurried as he was , stopped his shuffling feet ; but Eames only looked at him , hardly honouring him with the acknowledgment of a nod of his head . Mr. Kissing , however , was not offended ; he knew that the private secretary of the First Commissioner had been the guest of an earl ; and what more than a nod could be expected from him ?