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and I knew it。 It was a very transparent business察that meeting as 

cousins only。 

    I  almost    mistrusted     myself察   as  growing    quite   wicked     in  my 

suspicions察but I was not so sure that Richard loved her dearly。 He 

admired   her   very   much!any   one          must   have    done    that!and      I 

dare   say察  would    have    renewed     their   youthful   engagement   with 

great pride and ardour察but that he knew how she would respect 

her promise to my Guardian。 Still察I had a tormenting idea that the 

influence  upon   him   extended   even   here察  that   he   was   postponing 

his   best   truth   and    earnestness察    in  this  as   in  all  things察  until 

Jarndyce      and   Jarndyce      should   be   off  his  mind。    Ah   me    what 

Richard  would   have been  without  that   blight   I   never   shall   know 

now 

    He told Ada察in his most ingenuous way察that he had not come 

to make any secret inroad on the terms she had accepted rather 

too implicitly and confidingly察he thought from Mr Jarndyce察that 

he    had   come    openly   to   see  her察 and    to  see  me察  and   to  justify 

himself for the present terms on which he stood with Mr Jarndyce。 

As the dear old infant would be with us directly察he begged that I 

would make an appointment for the morning察when he might set 

himself   right察  through   the   means   of   an   unreserved   conversation 

with me。 I proposed to walk with him in the park at seven o¨clock察

and   this   was   arranged。   Mr   Skimpole   soon   afterwards   appeared察

and made us merry for an hour。 He particularly requested to see 

Little    Coavinses      meaning       Charley察    and    told   her察  with    a 

patriarchal air察that he had given her late father all the business in 

his power察and that if one of her little brothers would make haste 

to  get  set´up   in   the   same profession察  he   hoped   he   should   still   be 

able to put a good deal of employment in his way。 



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    ^For    I  am    constantly    being    taken    in  these   nets察院  said   Mr 

Skimpole察looking beamingly at us over a glass of wine´and´water察

^and am constantly being bailed out!like a boat。 Or paid off!like 

a   ship¨s   company。   Somebody  always  does it  for  me。 I can¨t  do  it察

you  know察  for  I   never  have   any  money。   But  Somebody  does   it。   I 

get out by Somebody¨s means察I am not like the starling察I get out。 

If you were to ask me who Somebody is察upon my word I couldn¨t 

tell you。 Let us drink to Somebody。 God bless him 院

    Richard was a little late in the morning察but I had not to wait for 

him   long察  and   we   turned   into   the   park。   The   air   was   bright   and 

dewy察and the sky without a cloud。 The birds sang delightfully察the 

sparkles in the fern察the grass察and trees察were exquisite to see察the 

richness of the woods seemed to have increased twenty´fold since 

yesterday察as if in the still night when they had looked so massively 

hushed   in   sleep察  Nature察  through   all   the   minute   details   of   every 

wonderful leaf察had been more wakeful than usual for the glory of 

that day。 

    ^This is a lovely place察院said Richard察looking round。 ^None of 

the jar and discord of law´suits here 院

    But there was other trouble。 

    ^I tell you what察my dear girl察院said Richard察 when I get affairs 

in general settled察I shall come down here察I think察and rest。 ̄ 

    ^Would it not be better to rest now拭院I asked。 

    ^Oh察as to resting now察院said Richard察 or as to doing anything 

very definite now察that¨s not easy。 In short it can¨t be done察I can¨t 

do it at least。 ̄ 

    ^Why not拭院said I。 

    ^You know why not察Esther。 If you were living in an unfinished 

house察liable to have the roof put on or taken off!to be from top to 



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bottom pulled down or built up!tomorrow察next day察next week察

next month察next year!you would find it hard to rest or settle。 So 

do I。 Now拭There¨s no now for us suitors。 ̄ 

    I could almost have believed in the attraction on which my poor 

little  wandering       friend   had    expatiated察   when     I  saw   again    the 

darkened look   of last  night。   Terrible   to   think察  it   had   in   it  also察  a 

shade of that unfortunate man who had died。 

    ^My     dear   Richard察院    said  I察  this  is  a  bad   beginning      of  our 

conversation。 ̄ 

    ^I knew you would tell me so察Dame Durden。 ̄ 

    ^And not I alone察dear Richard。 It was not I who cautioned you 

once察never to found a hope or expectation on the family curse。 ̄ 

    ^There      you   come     back    to  John     Jarndyce 院     said   Richard察

impatiently。 ^Well We must approach him sooner or later察for he 

is the staple of what I have to say此and it¨s as well at once。 My dear 

Esther察  how   can   you   be   so   blind拭  Don¨t   you   see   that   he   is  an 

interested party察and that it may be very well for him to wish me to 

know nothing of the suit察and care nothing about it察but that it may 

not be quite so well for me拭院

    ^O   Richard察院  I   remonstrated察   is   it   possible   that   you   can   ever 

have seen him and heard him察that you can ever have lived under 

his roof and known him察and can yet breathe察  even  to  me   in   this 

solitary   place   where   there   is   no   one   to   hear   us察  such   unworthy 

suspicions拭院

    He reddened deeply察as if his natural generosity felt  a  pang  of 

reproach。   He   was   silent   for   a   little   while察  before   he   replied   in   a 

subdued voice此

    ^Esther察I am sure you know that I am not a mean fellow察and 

that    I  have   some     sense   of  suspicion     and    distrust   being    poor 



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qualities in one of my years。 ̄ 

    ^I know it very well察院said I。 ^I am not more sure of anything。 ̄ 

    ^That¨s a dear girl 院retorted Richard察 and like you察because it 

gives me comfort。 I had need to get some scrap of comfort out of 

all this business察for it¨s a bad one at the best察as I have no occasion 

to tell you。 ̄ 

    ^I know perfectly察院said I察 I know as well察Richard!what shall 

I say拭as well as you do!that such misconstructions are foreign to 

your nature。 And I know察as well as you know察what so changes it。 ̄ 

    ^Come察sister察come察院said Richard察a little more gaily察 you will 

be fair with me at all events。 If I have the misfortune to be under 

that influence察so has he。 If it has a little twisted me察it may have a 

little   twisted   him察  too。   I   don¨t   say   that   he   is   not   an   honourable 

man察out of all this complication and uncertainty察I am sure he is。 

But  it  taints   everybody。   You  know   it   taints   everybody。   You   have 

heard him say so fifty times。 Then why should he escape拭院

    ^Because察院said I察 his is an uncommon   character察  and   he   has 

resolutely kept himself outside the circle察Richard。 ̄ 

    ^Oh察  because   and   because 院  replied   Richard察  in   his   vivacious 

way。   ^I   am   not   sure察  my   dear   girl察  but   that   it   may   be   wise   and 

specious to preserve that outward indifference。 It may cause other 

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