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I scarcely doubted察he was so very clear about it himself。
^I covet nothing察院 said Mr Skimpole察 in the same light way。
^Possession is nothing to me。 Here is my friend Jarndyce¨s
excellent house。 I feel obliged to him for possessing it。 I can sketch
it察 and alter it。 I can set it to music。 When I am here察 I have
sufficient possession of it察 and have neither trouble察 cost察 nor
responsibility。 My steward¨s name察 in short察 is Jarndyce察 and he
can¨t cheat me。 We have been mentioning Mrs Jellyby。 There is a
bright´eyed woman察 of a strong will and immense power of
business´detail察 who throws herself into objects with surprising
ardour I don¨t regret that I have not a strong will and an immense
power of business´detail察 to throw myself into objects with
surprising ardour。 I can admire her without envy。 I can
sympathise with the objects。 I can dream of them。 I can lie down
on the grass!in fine weather!and float along an African river察
embracing all the natives I meet察 as sensible of the deep silence察
and sketching the dense overhanging tropical growth as
accurately察 as if I were there。 I don¨t know that it¨s of any direct
use my doing so察but it¨s all I can do察and I do it thoroughly。 Then察
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for Heaven¨s sake察 having Harold Skimpole察 a confiding child察
petitioning you察the world察an agglomeration of practical people of
business habits察to let him live and admire the human family察do it
somehow or other察 like good souls察 and suffer him to ride his
rocking´horse 院
It was plain enough that Mr Jarndyce had not been neglectful
of the adjuration。 Mr Skimpole¨s general position there would
have rendered it so察 without the addition of what he presently
said。
^It¨s only you察 the generous creatures察 whom I envy察院 said Mr
Skimpole察 addressing us察 his new friends察 in an impersonal
manner。 ^I envy you your power of doing what you do。 It is what I
should revel in察myself。 I don¨t feel any vulgar gratitude to you。 I
almost feel as if you ought to be grateful to me察for giving you the
opportunity of enjoying the luxury of generosity。 I know you like it。
For anything I can tell察I may have come into the world expressly
for the purpose of increasing your stock of happiness。 I may have
been born to be a benefactor to you察by sometimes giving you an
opportunity of assisting me in my little perplexities。 Why should I
regret my incapacity for details and worldly affairs察when it leads
to such pleasant consequences拭I don¨t regret it therefore。 ̄
Of all his playful speeches playful察 yet always fully meaning
what they expressed none seemed to be more to the taste of Mr
Jarndyce than this。 I had often new temptations察 afterwards察 to
wonder whether it was really singular察or only singular to me察that
he察who was probably the most grateful of mankind upon the least
occasion察should so desire to escape the gratitude of others。
We were all enchanted。 I felt it a merited tribute to the
engaging qualities of Ada and Richard察that Mr Skimpole察 seeing
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them for the first time察 should be so unreserved察 and should lay
himself out to be exquisitely agreeable。 They and especially
Richard were naturally pleased for similar reasons察 and
considered it no common privilege to be so freely confided in by
such an attractive man。 The more we listened察the more gaily Mr
Skimpole talked。 And what with his fine hilarious manner察and his
engaging candour察 and his genial way of lightly tossing his own
weaknesses about察as if he had said察 I am a child察you know You
are designing people compared with me察院 。he really made me
consider myself in that light察 but I¨m gay and innocent察 forget
your worldly arts and play with me 院the effect was absolutely
dazzling。
He was so full of feeling too察and had such a delicate sentiment
for what was beautiful or tender察that he could have won a heart
by that alone。 In the evening察when I was preparing to make tea察
and Ada was touching the piano in the adjoining room察and softly
humming a tune to her cousin Richard察which they had happened
to mention察 he came and sat down on the sofa near me察 and so
spoke of Ada that I almost loved him。
^She is like the morning察院he said。 ^With that golden hair察those
blue eyes察 and that fresh bloom on her cheeks she is like the
summer morning。 The birds here will mistake her for it。 We will
not call such a lovely young creature as that察 who is a joy to all
mankind察an orphan。 She is the child of the universe。 ̄
Mr Jarndyce察 I found察 was standing near us察 with his hands
behind him察and an attentive smile upon his face。
^The universe察院 he observed察 makes rather an indifferent
parent察I am afraid。 ̄
^O I don¨t know 院cried Mr Skimpole察buoyantly。
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^I think I do know 院said Mr Jarndyce。
^Well 院cried Mr Skimpole察 you know the world which in your
sense is the universe察and I know nothing of it察so you shall have
your way。 But if I had mine察院 glancing at the cousins察 there
should be no brambles of sordid realities in such a path as that。 It
should be strewn with roses察it should lie through bowers察where
there was no spring察autumn察nor winter察but perpetual summer。
Age or change should never wither it。 The base word money
should never be breathed near it 院
Mr Jarndyce patted him on the head with a smile察as if he had
been really a child察and passing a step or two on察and stopping a
moment察 glanced at the young cousins。 His look was thoughtful察
but had a benignant expression in it which I often how often。 saw
again此 which has been long engraven on my heart。 The room in
which they were察communicating with that in which he stood察was
only lighted by the fire。 Ada sat at the piano察Richard stood beside
her察bending down。 Upon the wall their shadows blended together察
surrounded by strange forms察not without a ghostly motion caught
from the unsteady fire察though reflected from motionless objects。
Ada touched the notes so softly察 and sang so low察 that the wind察
sighing away to the distant hills察was as audible as the music。 The
mystery of the future察and the little clue afforded to it by the voice
of the present察seemed expressed in the whole picture。
But it is not to recall this fancy察 well as I remember it察 that I
recall the scene。 First察I was not quite uncons