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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

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