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according to what I see。 ̄ Then he hoarsely whispered Charley。 ^If
she ain¨t the t¨other one察she ain¨t the forrenner。 Is there three of
¨em then拭院
Charley looked at me a little frightened。 I felt half frightened at
myself when the boy glared on me so。
But he turned and followed when I beckoned to him察 and
finding that he acknowledged that influence in me察I led the way
straight home。 It was not far察 only at the summit of the hill。 We
passed but one man。 I doubted if we should have got home
without assistance察 the boy¨s steps were so uncertain and
tremulous。 He made no complaint察 however察 and was strangely
unconcerned about himself察if I may say so strange a thing。
Leaving him in the hall for a moment察shrunk into a corner of
the window´seat察 and staring with an indifference that could
scarcely be called wonder察 at the comfort and brightness about
him察I went into the drawing´room to speak to my Guardian。 There
I found Mr Skimpole察 who had come down by the coach察 as he
frequently did without notice察and never bringing any clothes with
him察but always borrowing everything he wanted。
They came out with me directly察 to look at the boy。 The
servants had gathered in the hall察 too察 and he shivered in the
window´seat with Charley standing by him察 like some wounded
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animal that had been found in a ditch。
^This is a sorrowful case察院said my Guardian察after asking him a
question or two察and touching him察and examining his eyes。 ^What
do you say察Harold拭院
^You had better turn him out察院said Mr Skimpole。
^What do you mean拭院inquired my Guardian察almost sternly。
^My dear Jarndyce察院said Mr Skimpole察 you know what I am此I
am a child。 Be cross to me察 if I deserve it。 But I have a
constitutional objection to this sort of thing。 I always had察when I
was a medical man。 He¨s not safe察 you know。 There¨s a very bad
sort of fever about him。 ̄
Mr Skimpole had retreated from the hall to the drawing´room
again察and said this in his airy way察 seated on the music´stool as
we stood by。
^You¨ll say it¨s childish察院 observed Mr Skimpole察 looking gaily
at us。 ^Well察 I dare say it may be察 but I am a child察 and I never
pretend to be anything else。 If you put him out in the road察 you
only put him where he was before。 He will be no worse off than he
was察 you know。 Even make him better off察 if you like。 Give him
sixpence察 or five shillings察 or five pound ten!you are
arithmeticians察and I am not!and get rid of him 院
^And what is he to do then拭院asked my Guardian。
^Upon my life察院said Mr Skimpole察shrugging his shoulders with
his engaging smile察 I have not the least idea what he is to do then。
But I have no doubt he¨ll do it。 ̄
^Now察 is it not a horrible reflection察院 said my Guardian察 to
whom I had hastily explained the unavailing efforts of the two
women察 is it not a horrible reflection察院walking up and down and
rumpling his hair察 that if this wretched creature were a convicted
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prisoner察his hospital would be wide open to him察and he would be
as well taken care of as any sick boy in the kingdom。 ̄
^My dear Jarndyce察院returned Mr Skimpole察 you¨ll pardon the
simplicity of the question察coming as it does from a creature who is
perfectly simple in worldly matters!but察 why isn¨t he a prisoner
then拭院
My Guardian stopped and looked at him with a whimsical
mixture of amusement and indignation in his face。
^Our young friend is not to be suspected of any delicacy察 I
should imagine察院 said Mr Skimpole察 unabashed and candid。 ^It
seems to me that it would be wiser察as well as in a certain kind of
way more respectable察if he showed some misdirected energy that
got him into prison。 There would be more of an adventurous spirit
in it察and consequently more of a certain sort of poetry。 ̄
^I believe察院returned my Guardian察resuming his uneasy walk察
^that there is not such another child on earth as yourself。 ̄
^Do you really拭院said Mr Skimpole察 I dare say But察I confess I
don¨t see why our young friend察in his degree察should not seek to
invest himself with such poetry as is open to him。 He is no doubt
born with an appetite!probably察 when he is in a safer state of
health察 he has an excellent appetite。 Very well。 At our young
friend¨s natural dinner hour察 most likely about noon察 our young
friend says in effect to society察 I am hungry察 will you have the
goodness to produce your spoon察and feed me拭 Society察which has
taken upon itself the general arrangement of the whole system of
spoons察and professes to have a spoon for our young friend察does
not produce that spoon察and our young friend察therefore察says `You
really must excuse me if I seize it。¨ Now察this appears to me a case
of misdirected energy察which has a certain amount of reason in it察
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and a certain amount of romance察 and I don¨t know but what I
should be more interested in our young friend察as an illustration of
such a case察than merely as a poor vagabond!which any one can
be。 ̄
^In the meantime察院I ventured to observe察 he is getting worse。 ̄
^In the meantime察院 said Mr Skimpole cheerfully察 as Miss
Summerson察with her practical good sense察observes察he is getting
worse。 Therefore I recommend your turning him out before he
gets still worse。 ̄
The amiable face with which he said it察 I think I shall never
forget。
^Of course察 little woman察院 observed my Guardian察 turning to
me察 I can ensure his admission into the proper place by merely
going there to enforce it察though it¨s a bad state of things when察in
his condition察that is necessary。 But it¨s growing late察and is a very
bad night察and the boy is worn out already。 There is a bed in the
wholesome loft´room by the stable察we had better keep him there
till morning察when he can be wrapped up and removed。 We¨ll do
that。 ̄
^O 院 said Mr Skimpole察 with his hands upon the keys of the
piano察 as we moved away。 ^Are you going back to our young
friend拭院
^Yes察院said my Guardian。
^How I envy you your constitution察 Jarndyce 院 returned Mr
Skimpole察with playful admiration。 ^You don¨t mind these things察
neither does Miss Summerson。 You are ready at all times to go
anywhere察and do anything。 Such is Will I have no Will at all!and
no Won¨t!simply Can¨t。 ̄
^You can¨t recommend anything for the boy察 I suppose拭院said
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