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I may very well have lost everything . But if that were all I should not trouble much . Merely to lose money -- but -- '' He stopped speaking , and for a long while sat silent The clock behind me chimed again . It was half past two . `` I suppose , '' said Ascher , `` that you have always thought of me as an Englishman . '' `` To tell you the truth , '' I said , `` I 've never thought whether you are an Englishman or not . I was n't interested .