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^Well察Richard察院said I察as soon as I could begin to be grave with
him察 are you beginning to feel more settled now拭院
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^O yes察my dear 院returned Richard。 ^I am all right enough。 ̄
^But settled拭院said I。
^How do you mean察 settled拭院 returned Richard察 with his gay
laugh。
^Settled in the law察院said I。
^O aye察院replied Richard察 I¨m all right enough。 ̄
^You said that before察my dear Richard。 ̄
^And you don¨t think it¨s an answer察eh拭Well Perhaps it¨s not。
Settled拭You mean察do I feel as if I were settling down拭院
^Yes。 ̄
^Why察no察I can¨t say I¨m settling down察院said Richard察strongly
emphasising `down察 as if that expressed the difficulty察 because
one can¨t settle down while this business remains in such an
unsettled state。 When I say this business察of course I mean the!
forbidden subject。 ̄
^Do you think it will ever be in a settled state拭院said I。
^Not the least doubt of it察院answered Richard。
We walked a little way without speaking察and presently Richard
addressed me in his frankest and most feeling manner察thus此
^My dear Esther察 I understand you察 and I wish to Heaven I
were a more constant sort of fellow。 I don¨t mean constant to Ada察
for I love her dearly!better and better every day!but constant to
myself。 Somehow察 I mean something that I can¨t very well
express察but you¨ll make it out。 If I were a more constant sort of
fellow察 I should have held on察 either to Badger察 or to Kenge and
Carboy察like grim death察and should have begun to be steady and
systematic by this time察and shouldn¨t be in debt! ̄
^Are you in debt察Richard拭院
^Yes察院said Richard察 I am a little so察my dear。 Also I have taken
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too rather much to billiards察 and that sort of thing。 Now the
murder¨s out察you despise me察Esther察don¨t you拭院
^You know I don¨t察院said I。
^You are kinder to me than I often am to myself察院he returned。
^My dear Esther察 I am a very unfortunate dog not to be more
settled察but how can I be more settled拭If you live in an unfinished
house察 you couldn¨t settle down in it察 if you were condemned to
leave everything you undertook察 unfinished察 you would find it
hard to apply yourself to anything察 and yet that¨s my unhappy
case。 I was born into this unfinished contention with all its
chances and changes察and it began to unsettle me before I quite
knew the difference between a suit at law and a suit of clothes察and
it has gone on unsettling me ever since察 and here I am now察
conscious sometimes that I am but a worthless fellow to love my
confiding cousin Ada。 ̄
We were in a solitary place察and he put his hand before his eyes
and sobbed as he said the words。
^O Richard 院 said I察 do not be so moved。 You have a noble
nature察and Ada¨s love may make you worthier every day。 ̄
^I know察 my dear察院 he replied pressing my arm察 I know all
that。 You musn¨t mind my being a little soft now察for I have had all
this upon my mind for a long time察and have often meant to speak
to you察 and have sometimes wanted opportunity and sometimes
courage。 I know what the thought of Ada ought to do for me察but it
doesn¨t do it。 I am too unsettled even for that。 I love her most
devotedly察 and yet I do her wrong察 in doing myself wrong察 every
day and hour。 But it can¨t last for ever。 We shall come on for a final
hearing察 and get judgment in our favour察 and then you and Ada
shall see what I can really be 院
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It had given me a pang to hear him sob察and see the tears start
out between his fingers察but that was infinitely less affecting to me察
than the hopeful animation with which he said these words。
^I have looked well into the papers察Esther!I have been deep
in them for months察院he continued察recovering his cheerfulness in
a moment察 and you may rely upon it that we shall come out
triumphant。 As to years of delay察there has been no want of them察
Heaven knows and there is the greater probability of our bringing
the matter to a speedy close察in fact察it¨s on the paper now。 It will
be all right at last察and then you shall see 院
Recalling how he had just now placed Messrs。 Kenge and
Carboy in the same category with Mr Badger察 I asked him when
he intended to be articled in Lincoln¨s Inn拭
^There again I think not at all察 Esther察院 he returned with an
effort。 ^I fancy I have had enough of it。 Having worked at Jarndyce
and Jarndyce like a galley slave察 I have slaked my thirst for the
law察and satisfied myself that I shouldn¨t like it。 Besides察I find it
unsettles me more and more to be so constantly upon the scene of
action。 So what察院continued Richard察confident again by this time察
^do I naturally turn my thoughts to拭院
^I can¨t imagine察院said I。
^Don¨t look so serious察院returned Richard察 because it¨s the best
thing I can do察my dear Esther察I am certain。 It¨s not as if I wanted
a profession for life。 These proceedings will come to a termination察
and then I am provided for。 No。 I look upon it as a pursuit which is
in its nature more or less unsettled察 and therefore suited to my
temporary condition!I may say察precisely suited。 What is it that I
naturally turn my thoughts to拭院
I looked at him察and shook my head。
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^What察院said Richard察in a tone of perfect conviction察 but the
army 院
^The army拭院said I。
^The army察of course。 What I have to do察is察to get a commission察
and!there I am察you know 院said Richard。
And then he showed me察proved by elaborate calculations in his
pocket´book察that supposing he had contracted察 say two hundred
pounds of debt in six months察 out of the army察 and that he
contracted no debt at all within a corresponding period察 in the
army!as to which he had quite made up his mind察this step must
involve a saving of four hundred pounds in a year察 or two
thousand pounds in five years!which was a considerable sum。
And then he spoke so ingenuously and sincerely察 of the sacrifice
he made in withdrawing himself for a time from Ada察and of the
earnestness with which he aspired!as in thought he always did察I
know full well!to repay her love察 and to ensure her happiness察
and to conquer what was amiss in himself察and to acquire the very
soul of decision察that he made my heart ache keenly察sorely