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his becoming disgusted with waiting察 and makes an untimely
departure。 At last the enemy retreats察and then Smallweed fetches
Mr Jobling up。
^Well察and how are you拭院says Mr Guppy察shaking hands with
him。
^So察so。 How are you拭院
Mr Guppy replying that he is not much to boast of察Mr Jobling
ventures on the question察 How is she拭院This Mr Guppy resents as
a liberty察 retorting察 Jobling察 there are chords in the human
mind! ̄ Jobling begs pardon。
^Any subject but that 院 says Mr Guppy察 with a gloomy
enjoyment of his injury。 ^For there are chords察 Jobling! ̄ Mr
Jobling begs pardon again。
During this short colloquy察the active Smallweed察who is of the
dinner party察 has written in legal characters on a slip of paper察
^Return immediately。 ̄ This notification to all whom it may
concern察he inserts in the letter´box察and then putting on the tall
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hat察 at the angle of inclination at which Mr Guppy wears his察
informs his patron that they may now make themselves scarce。
Accordingly they betake themselves to a neighbouring dining´
house察 of the class known among its frequenters by the
denomination Slap´Bang察 where the waitress察 a bouncing young
female of forty察is supposed to have made some impression on the
susceptible Smallweed察of whom it may be remarked that he is a
weird changeling察 to whom years are nothing。 He stands
precociously possessed of centuries of owlish wisdom。 If he ever
lay in a cradle察it seems as if he must have lain there in a tail´coat。
He has an old察old eye察has Smallweed察and he drinks察and smokes察
in a monkeyish way察and his neck is stiff in his collar察 and he is
never to be taken in察and he knows all about it察whatever it is。 In
short察 in his bringing up察 he has been so nursed by Law and
Equity that he has become a kind of fossil Imp察 to account for
whose terrestrial existence it is reported at the public offices that
his father was John Doe察and his mother the only female member
of the Roe family此also that his first long´clothes were made from a
blue bag。
Into the Dining House察unaffected by the seductive show in the
window察of artificially whitened cauliflowers and poultry察verdant
baskets of peas察coolly blooming cucumbers察and joints ready for
the spit察Mr Smallweed leads the way。 They know him there察and
defer to him。 He has his favourite box察he bespeaks all the papers察
he is down upon bald patriarchs察 who keep them more than ten
minutes afterwards。 It is of no use trying him with anything less
than a full´sized ^bread察院 or proposing to him any joint in cut察
unless it is in the very best cut。 In the matter of gravy he is
adamant。
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Conscious of his elfin power察 and submitting to his dread
experience察 Mr Guppy consults him in the choice of that day¨s
banquet察 turning an appealing look towards him as the waitress
repeats the catalogue of viands察 and saying ^What do you take察
Chick拭院 Chick察 out of the profundity of his artfulness察 preferring
^veal and ham and French beans!And don¨t you forget the
stuffing察Polly察院。with an unearthly cock of his venerable eye察Mr
Guppy and Mr Jobling give the like order。 Three pint pots of half´
and´half are superadded。 Quickly the waitress returns察 bearing
what is apparently a model of the tower of Babel察 but what is
really a pile of plates and flat tin dish´covers。 Mr Smallweed察
approving of what is set before him察conveys intelligent benignity
into his ancient eye察and winks upon her。 Then察 amid a constant
coming in察 and going out察 and running about察 and a clatter of
crockery察 and a rumbling up and down of the machine which
brings the nice cuts from the kitchen察and a shrill crying for more
nice cuts down the speaking´pipe察 and a shrill reckoning of the
cost of nice cuts that have been disposed of察 and a general flush
and steam of hot joints察cut and uncut察and a considerably heated
atmosphere in which the soiled knives and tablecloths seem to
break out spontaneously into eruptions of grease and blotches of
beer察the legal triumvirate appease their appetites。
Mr Jobling is buttoned up closer than mere adornment might
require。 His hat presents at the rims a peculiar appearance of a
glistening nature察 as if it had been a favourite snail promenade。
The same phenomenon is visible on some parts of his coat察 and
particularly at the seams。 He has the faded appearance of a
gentleman in embarrassed circumstances察even his light whiskers
droop with something of a shabby air。
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His appetite is so vigorous察that it suggests spare living for some
little time back。 He makes such a speedy end of his plate of veal
and ham察 bringing it to a close while his companions are yet
midway in theirs察 that Mr Guppy proposes another。 ^Thank you察
Guppy察院says Mr Jobling察 I really don¨t know but what I will take
another。 ̄
Another being brought察he falls to with great good will。
Mr Guppy takes silent notice of him at intervals察until he is half
way through this second plate and stops to take an enjoying pull at
his pint pot of half´and´half also renewed察and stretches out his
legs and rubs his hands。 Beholding him in which glow of
contentment察Mr Guppy says此
^You are a man again察 Tony 院 Well察 not quite察 yet察院 says Mr
Jobling。 ^Say察just born。 ̄
^Will you take any other vegetables拭 Grass拭 Peas拭 Summer
cabbage拭院
^Thank you察Guppy察院says Mr Jobling。 ^I really don¨t know but
what I will take summer cabbage。 ̄
Order given察with the sarcastic addition from Mr Smallweed of
^Without slugs察Polly 院And cabbage produced。
^I am growing up察 Guppy察院 says Mr Jobling察 plying his knife
and fork with a relishing steadiness。
^Glad to hear it。 ̄
^In fact察I have just turned into my teens察院says Mr Jobling。
He says no more until he has performed his task察 which he
achieves as Messrs。 Guppy and Smallweed finish theirs察 thus
getting over the ground in excellent style察 and beating those two
gentlemen easily by a veal and ham and a cabbage。
^Now Small察院 says Mr Guppy察 what would you recommend
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