O. If these Things were rectified, _you would be easy and happy_. I do not
at all credit that; for whatever Justice may now be done to these People,
yet the Guilt of the base Action must still belong to you.
C. Now, you think you have silenced me, and gained a notable victory,
but, I will shew you your Mistake immediately, for I cannot touch any
Man's Gold or Money by Reason of these Spirits, which are the stated
Guardians of Justice and Honesty.
O. What is that you tell me, Coul; Do not unworthy Fellows break Houses
every Night, and yet you, who can put your Self in 100{d} Shapes in a
Moment, cannot do it; what is that you say Coul?
C. 'Tis true, Sir, that among the Living, Men may find some probable way
of securing themselves, but, if Spirits departed were allowed, then no Man
would be secure, for, in that Case, every Man they had a Prejudice at,
would soon be beggared.
O. But might not you go, to the Mines of Mexico, where these little Sums
would never be missed?