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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
parties interes