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Roger , when he went to bed , came to similar conclusions . He would speak up boldly , that he would , without fear or favour . Ben 's most seasonable bounty , however to be questioned on the point of right , made him feel entirely independent , both of bailiffs and squires , and he had now no anxieties , but rather hopes , about to-morrow . He was as good as they , with money in his pocket ; so he 'd down to the Hall , and face the baronet himself , and blow his bailiff out o ' water : that should be his business by noon . Another odd idea , too , possessed him , and he could not sleep at night for thinking of it : it was a foolish fancy , but the dream might have put it in his head : what if one or other of those honey-jars , so flung here and there among the rushes , were in fact another sort of `` Savings-bank '' -- a crock of gold ? It was a thrilling thought -- his very dream , too ; and the lot of shillings , and the shawl -- ay , and the inquest , and the rumours how that Mrs. Quarles had come to her end unfairly , and no hoards found -- and -- and the honey-pots missing . Ha !