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be nothing more。 ̄
The client察with his dejection insensibly relieved察and his vague
hopes rekindled察 takes pen and ink and writes the draft此 not
without perplexed consideration and calculation of the date it may
bear察 implying scant effects in the agent¨s hands。 All the while察
Vholes察buttoned up in body and mind察looks at him attentively。 All
the while察Vholes¨s official cat watches the mouse¨s hole。
Lastly察 the client察 shaking hands察 beseeches Mr Vholes察 for
Heaven¨s sake and Earth¨s sake察 to do his utmost察 to ^pull him
through ̄ the Court of Chancery。 Mr Vholes察 who never gives
hopes察lays his palm upon the client¨s shoulder察and answers with
a smile察 Always here察sir。 Personally察or by letter察you will always
find me here察sir察with my shoulder to the wheel。 ̄ Thus they part察
and Vholes察 left alone察 employs himself in carrying sundry little
matters out of his Diary into his draft bill book察 for the ultimate
behoof of his three daughters。 So might an industrious fox察 or
bear察make up his account of chickens or stray travellers with an
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eye to his cubs察 not to disparage by that word the three raw´
visaged察 lank察 and buttoned´up maidens察 who dwell with the
parent Vholes in an earthy cottage situated in a damp garden at
Kennington。
Richard察emerging from the heavy shade of Symond¨s Inn into
the sunshine of Chancery Lane!for there happens to be sunshine
there today!walks thoughtfully on察and turns into Lincoln¨s Inn察
and passes under the shadow of the Lincoln¨s Inn trees。 On many
such loungers have the speckled shadows of those trees often
fallen察on the like bent head察the bitten nail察the lowering eye察the
lingering step察 the purposeless and dreamy air察 the good
consuming and consumed察the life turned sour。 This lounger is not
shabby yet察 but that may come。 Chancery察 which knows no
wisdom but in Precedent察is very rich in such Precedents察and why
should one be different from ten thousand拭
Yet the time is so short since his depreciation began察that as he
saunters away察 reluctant to leave the spot for some long months
together察 though he hates it察 Richard himself may feel his own
case as if it were a startling one。 While his heart is heavy with
corroding care察 suspense察 distrust察 and doubt察 it may have room
for some sorrowful wonder when he recalls how different his first
visit there察 how different he察 how different all the colours of his
mind。 But injustice breeds injustice察 the fighting with shadows
and being defeated by them察 necessitates the setting up of
substances to combat察 from the impalpable suit which no man
alive can understand察the time for that being long gone by察it has
become a gloomy relief to turn to the palpable figure of the friend
who would have saved him from this ruin察 and make him his
enemy。 Richard has told Vholes the truth。 Is he in a hardened or a
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softened mood察he still lays his injuries equally at that door察he was
thwarted察in that quarter察of a set purpose察and that purpose could
only originate in the one subject that is resolving his existence into
itself此besides察it is a justification to him in his own eyes to have an
embodied antagonist and oppressor。
Is Richard a monster in all this!or would Chancery be found
rich in such Precedents too察if they could be got for citation from
the Recording Angel拭
Two pairs of eyes not unused to such people look after him察as察
biting his nails and brooding察 he crosses the square察 and is
swallowed up by the shadow of the southern gateway。 Mr Guppy
and Mr Weevle are the possessors of those eyes察 and they have
been leaning in conversation against the low stone parapet under
the trees。 He passed close by them察seeing nothing but the ground。
^William察院 says Mr Weevle察 adjusting his whiskers察 there¨s
combustion going on there It¨s not a case of Spontaneous察but it¨s
smouldering combustion it is。 ̄
^Ah 院says Mr Guppy察 he wouldn¨t keep out of Jarndyce察and I
suppose he¨s over head and ears in debt。 I never knew much of
him。 He was as high as the Monument when he was on trial at our
place。 A good riddance to me察 whether as clerk or client Well察
Tony察that as I was mentioning is what they¨re up to。 ̄
Mr Guppy察 refolding his arms察 resettles himself against the
parapet察as resuming a conversation of interest。
^They are still up to it察sir察院says Mr Guppy察 still taking stock察
still examining papers察 still going over the heaps and heaps of
rubbish。 At this rate they¨ll be at it these seven years。 ̄
^And Small is helping拭院
^Small left us at a week¨s notice。 Told Kenge察his grandfather¨s
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business was too much for the old gentleman察and he could better
himself by undertaking it。 There had been a coolness between
myself and Small on account of his being so close。 But he said you
and I began it察 and as he had me there!for we did!I put our
acquaintance on the old footing。 That¨s how I come to know what
they¨re up to。 ̄
^You haven¨t looked in at all拭院
^Tony察院says Mr Guppy察a little disconcerted察 to be unreserved
with you察I don¨t greatly relish the house察except in your company察
and therefore I have not察 and therefore I proposed this little
appointment for our fetching away your things。 There goes the
hour by the clock Tony 院 Mr Guppy becomes mysteriously and
tenderly eloquent察 it is necessary that I should impress upon your
mind once more察that circumstances over which I have no control察
have made a melancholy alteration in my most cherished plans察
and in that unrequited image which I formerly mentioned to you
as a friend。 That image is shattered察and that idol is laid low。 My
only wish now察in connection with the objects which I had an idea
of carrying out in the court察with your aid as a friend察is to let ¨em
alone and bury ¨em in oblivion。 Do you think it possible察 do you
think it at all likely I put it to you察Tony察as a friend察 from your
knowledge of that capricious and deep old character who fell a
prey to the!Spontaneous element察 do you察 Tony察 think it at all
likely that察 on second thoughts察 he put those letters away
anywhere after you saw him alive察 and that they were not
destroyed that night拭院
Mr Weevle reflects for some time。 Shakes his head。 Decidedly
thinks not。
^Tony察院says Mr Guppy察as t