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thus此Make man´eating unlawful察and you starve the Vholeses
In a word察Mr Vholes察with his three daughters and his father in
the Vale of Taunton察 is continually doing duty察 like a piece of
timber察 to shore up some decayed foundation that has become a
pitfall and a nuisance。 And with a great many people察 in a great
many instances察the question is never one of a change from Wrong
to Right which is quite an extraneous consideration察 but is
always one of injury or advantage to that eminently respectable
legion察Vholes。
The Chancellor is察within these ten minutes察 up ̄ for the long
vacation。 Mr Vholes察and his young client察 and several blue bags
hastily stuffed out of all regularity of form察 as the larger sort of
serpents are in their first gorged state察have returned to the official
den。 Mr Vholes察 quiet and unmoved察 as a man of so much
respectability ought to be察takes off his close black gloves as if he
were skinning his hands察 lifts off his tight hat as if he were
scalping himself察and sits down at his desk。 The client throws his
hat and gloves upon the ground!tosses them anywhere察 without
looking after them or caring where they go察 flings himself察into a
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chair察half sighing and half groaning察 rests his aching head upon
his hand察and looks the portrait of Young Despair。
^Again nothing done 院says Richard。 ^Nothing察nothing done 院
^Don¨t say nothing done察sir察院returns the placid Vholes。 ^That
is scarcely fair察sir察scarcely fair 院
^Why察what is done拭院says Richard察turning gloomily upon him。
^That may not be the whole question察院 returns Vholes。 ^The
question may branch off into what is doing察what is doing拭院
^And what is doing拭院asks the moody client。
Vholes察 sitting with his arms on his desk察 quietly bringing the
tips of his five right fingers to meet the tips of his five left fingers察
and quietly separating them again察and fixedly and slowly looking
at his client察replies此
^A good deal is doing察 sir。 We have put our shoulders to the
wheel察Mr Carstone察and the wheel is going round。 ̄
^Yes察with Ixion on it。 How am I to get through the next four or
five accursed months拭院 exclaims the young man察 rising from his
chair and walking about the room。
^Mr C察院 returns Vholes察 following him close with his eyes
wherever he goes察 your spirits are hasty察and I am sorry for it on
your account。 Excuse me if I recommend you not to chafe so
much察 not to be so impetuous察 not to wear yourself out so。 You
should have more patience。 You should sustain yourself better。 ̄
^I ought to imitate you察 in fact察 Mr Vholes拭院 says Richard察
sitting down again with an impatient laugh察 and beating the
Devil¨s Tattoo with his boot on the patternless carpet。
^Sir察院returns Vholes察always looking at the client察as if he were
making a lingering meal of him with his eyes as well as with his
professional appetite。 ^Sir察院 returns Vholes察 with his inward
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manner of speech and his bloodless quietude察 I should not have
had the presumption to propose myself as a model察 for your
imitation or any man¨s。 Let me but leave the good name to my
three daughters察and that is enough for me察I am not a self´seeker。
But察since you mention me so pointedly察I will acknowledge that I
should like to impart to you a little of my!come sir察 you are
disposed to call it insensibility察and I am sure I have no objection!
say insensibility!a little of my insensibility。 ̄
^Mr Vholes察院explains the client察somewhat abashed察 I had no
intention to accuse you of insensibility。 ̄
^I think you had察sir察without knowing it察院returns the equable
Vholes。 ^Very naturally。 It is my duty to attend to your interests
with a cool head察and I can quite understand that to your excited
feelings I may appear察at such times as the present察insensible。 My
daughters may know me better察 my aged father may know me
better。 But they have known me much longer than you have察and
the confiding eye of affection is not the distrustful eye of business。
Not that I complain察 sir察 of the eye of business being distrustful察
quite the contrary。 In attending to your interests察I wish to have all
possible checks upon me察 it is right that I should have them察 I
court inquiry。 But your interests demand that I should be cool and
methodical察Mr Carstone察and I cannot be otherwise!no察sir察not
even to please you。 ̄
Mr Vholes察 after glancing at the official cat who is patiently
watching a mouse¨s hole察 fixes his charmed gaze again on his
young client察and proceeds in his buttoned´up half´audible voice察
as if there were an unclean spirit in him that will neither come out
nor speak out此
^What are you to do察 sir察 you inquire察 during the vacation。 I
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should hope you gentlemen of the army may find many means of
amusing yourselves察if you give your minds to it。 If you had asked
me what I was to do察during the vacation察I could have answered
you more readily。 I am to attend to your interests。 I am to be found
here察day by day察attending to your interests。 That is my duty察Mr
C察 and term time or vacation makes no difference to me。 If you
wish to consult me as to your interests察you will find me here at all
times alike。 Other professional men go out of town。 I don¨t。 Not
that I blame them for going察I merely say察I don¨t go。 This desk is
your rock察sir 院
Mr Vholes gives it a rap察and it sounds as hollow as a coffin。 Not
to Richard察though。 There is encouragement in the sound to him。
Perhaps Mr Vholes knows there is。
^I am perfectly aware察 Mr Vholes察院 says Richard察 more
familiarly and good´humouredly察 that you are the most reliable
fellow in the world察and that to have to do with you察is to have to
do with a man of business who is not to be hoodwinked。 But put
yourself in my case察 dragging on this dislocated life察 sinking
deeper and deeper into difficulty every day察 continually hoping
and continually disappointed察 conscious of change upon change
for the worse in myself察and of no change for the better in anything
else察and you will find it a dark´looking case sometimes察as I do。 ̄
^You know察院says Mr Vholes察 that I never give hopes察sir。 I told
you from the first察Mr C察that I never give hopes。 Particularly in a
case like this察where the greater part of the costs comes out of the
estate察 I should not be considerate of my good name察 if I gave
hopes。 It might seem as if costs