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at his drawing with his head on one side察 here you see me utterly
incapable of helping myself察and entirely in your hands I only ask
to be free。 The butterflies are free。 Mankind will surely not deny to
Harold Skimpole what it concedes to the butterflies 院
^My dear Miss Summerson察院said Richard察in a whisper察 I have
ten pounds that I have received from Mr Kenge。 I must try what
that will do。 ̄
I possessed fifteen pounds察 odd shillings察 which I had saved
from my quarterly allowance during several years。 I had always
thought that some accident might happen which would throw me察
suddenly察without any relation or any property察on the world察and
had always tried to keep some little money by me察that I might not
be quite penniless。 I told Richard of my having this little store察and
having no present need of it察and I asked him delicately to inform
Mr Skimpole察 while I should be gone to fetch it察 that we would
have the pleasure of paying his debt。
When I came back察Mr Skimpole kissed my hand察and seemed
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quite touched。 Not on his own account I was again aware of that
perplexing and extraordinary contradiction察 but on ours察 as if
personal considerations were impossible with him察 and the
contemplation of our happiness alone affected him。 Richard察
begging me察for the greater grace of the transaction察as he said察to
settle with Coavinses as Mr Skimpole now jocularly called him察I
counted out the money and received the necessary
acknowledgment。 This察too察delighted Mr Skimpole。
His compliments were so delicately administered察 that I
blushed less than I might have done察and settled with the stranger
in the white coat察without making any mistakes。 He put the money
in his pocket察 and shortly said察 Well察 then察 I¨ll wish you a good
evening察miss。 ̄
^My friend察院 said Mr Skimpole察 standing with his back to the
fire察after giving up the sketch when it was half finished察 I should
like to ask you something察without offence。 ̄
I think the reply was察 Cut away察then 院
^Did you know this morning察now察that you were coming out on
this errand拭院said Mr Skimpole。
^Know¨d it yes¨day aft¨noon at tea time。 ̄ said Coavinses。
^It didn¨t affect your appetite拭Didn¨t make you at all uneasy拭院
^Not a bit察院said Coavinses。 ^I know¨d if you wos missed today察
you wouldn¨t be missed tomorrow。 A day makes no such odds。 ̄
^But when you came down here察院proceeded Mr Skimpole察 it
was a fine day。 The sun was shining察 the wind was blowing察 the
lights and shadows were passing across the fields察the birds were
singing。 ̄
^Nobody said they warn¨t察in my hearing察院returned Coavinses。
^No察院observed Mr Skimpole。 ^But what did you think upon the
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road拭院
^Wot do you mean拭院growled Coavinses察with an appearance of
strong resentment。 ^Think I¨ve got enough to do察 and little
enough to get for it察without thinking。 Thinking 院。with profound
contempt。
^Then you didn¨t think察at all events察院proceeded Mr Skimpole察
^to this effect。 `Harold Skimpole loves to see the sun shine察loves to
hear the wind blow察 loves to watch the changing lights and
shadows察loves to hear the birds察those choristers in Nature¨s great
cathedral。 And does it seem to me that I am about to deprive
Harold Skimpole of his share in such possessions察 which are his
only birthright You thought nothing to that effect拭院
^I!certainly!did!NOT察院 said Coavinses察 whose doggedness
in utterly renouncing the idea was of that intense kind察 that he
could only give adequate expression to it by putting a long interval
between each word察 and accompanying the last with a jerk that
might have dislocated his neck。
^Very odd and very curious察the mental process is察in you men
of business 院 said Mr Skimpole察 thoughtfully。 ^Thank you察 my
friend察Good night。 ̄
As our absence had been long enough already to seem strange
downstairs察I returned at once察and found Ada sitting at work by
the fireside talking to her cousin John。 Mr Skimpole presently
appeared察 and Richard shortly after him。 I was sufficiently
engaged察during the remainder of the evening察 in taking my first
lesson in backgammon from Mr Jarndyce察 who was very fond of
the game察and from whom I wished of course to learn it as quickly
as I could察in order that I might be of the very small use of being
able to play when he had no better adversary。 But I thought察
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occasionally when Mr Skimpole played some fragments of his own
compositions察 or when察 both at the piano and violoncello察 and at
our table察he preserved察with an absence of all effort察his delightful
spirits and his easy flow of conversation察 that Richard and I
seemed to retain the transferred impression of having been
arrested since dinner察and that it was very curious altogether。
It was late before we separated此 for when Ada was going at
eleven o¨clock察 Mr Skimpole went to the piano察 and rattled察
hilariously察that the best of all ways察to lengthen our days察was to
steal a few hours from Night察my dear It was past twelve before he
took his candle and his radiant face out of the room察and I think he
might have kept us there察 if he had seen fit察 until daybreak。 Ada
and Richard were lingering for a few moments by the fire察
wondering whether Mrs Jellyby had yet finished her dictation for
the day察 when Mr Jarndyce察 who had been out of the room察
returned。
^Oh察 dear me察 what¨s this察 what¨s this 院 he said察 rubbing his
head and walking about with his good´humoured vexation。
^What¨s this they tell me拭 Rick察 my boy察 Esther察 my dear察 what
have you been doing拭 Why did you do it拭 How could you do it拭
How much apiece was it拭The wind¨s round again。 I feel it all
over me 院
We neither of us quite knew what to answer。
^Come察Rick察come I must settle this before I sleep。 How much
are you out of pocket拭 You two made the money up察 you know
Why did you拭How could you拭O Lord察yes察it¨s due east!must
be 院
^Really察 sir察院 said Richard察 I don¨t think it would be
honourable in me to tell you。 Mr Skimpole relied upon us! ̄
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^Lord bless you察my dear boy He relies upon everybody 院said
Mr Jarndyce察giving hi