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my dear girl brightened察 can never fade in my
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remembrance。 I never see it察 and I never wish to see it察
now察I have been there only once since察but in my memory there is
a mournful glory shining on the place察which will shine forever。
Not a day passed察without my going there察of course。 At first I
found Mr Skimpole there察on two or three occasions察idly playing
the piano察and talking in his usual vivacious strain。 Now察 besides
my very much mistrusting the probability of his being there
without making Richard poorer察I felt as if there were something
in his careless gaiety察 too inconsistent with what I knew of the
depths of Ada¨s life。 I clearly perceived察 too察 that Ada shared my
feelings。 I therefore resolved察after much thinking of it察to make a
private visit to Mr Skimpole察and try delicately to explain myself。
My dear girl was the great consideration that made me bold。
I set off one morning察 accompanied by Charley察 for Somers
Town。 As I approached the house察I was strongly inclined to turn
back察 for I felt what a desperate attempt it was to make an
impression on Mr Skimpole察and how extremely likely it was that
he would signally defeat me。 However察I thought that being there察
I would go through with it。 I knocked with a trembling hand at Mr
Skimpole¨s door!literally with a hand察 for the knocker was
gone!and after a long parley gained admission from an
Irishwoman察who was in the area when I knocked察breaking up the
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lid of a water´bucket with a poker to light the fire with。
Mr Skimpole察lying on the sofa in his room察playing the flute a
little察was enchanted to see me。 Now察 who should receive me察 he
asked拭Who would I prefer for mistress of the ceremonies拭Would
I have his Comedy daughter察 his Beauty daughter察 or his
Sentiment daughter拭Or would I have all the daughters at once察in
a perfect nosegay拭
I replied察 half defeated already察 that I wished to speak to
himself only察if he would give me leave。
^My dear Miss Summerson察most joyfully Of course察院he said察
bringing his chair near mine察 and breaking into his fascinating
smile察 of course it¨s not business。 Then it¨s pleasure 院
I said it certainly was not business that I came upon察but it was
not quite a pleasant matter。
^Then察 my dear Miss Summerson察院 said he察 with the frankest
gaiety察 don¨t allude to it。 Why should you allude to anything that
is not a pleasant matter拭 I never do。 And you are a much
pleasanter creature察 in every point of view察 than I。 You are
perfectly pleasant察 I am imperfectly pleasant察 then察 if I never
allude to an unpleasant matter察 how much less should you So察
that¨s disposed of察and we will talk of something else。 ̄
Although I was embarrassed察I took courage to intimate that I
still wished to pursue the subject。
^I should think it a mistake察院 said Mr Skimpole察 with his airy
laugh察 if I thought Miss Summerson capable of making one。 But I
don¨t 院
^Mr Skimpole察院said I察raising my eyes to his察 I have so often
heard you say that you are unacquainted with the common affairs
of life! ̄
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^Meaning our three banking´house friends察L察S察and who¨s the
junior partner拭 D拭院 said Mr Skimpole察 brightly。 ^Not an idea of
them 院
^!That察perhaps察院I went on察 you will excuse my boldness on
that account。 I think you ought most seriously to know that
Richard is poorer than he was。 ̄
^Dear me 院said Mr Skimpole。 ^So am I察they tell me。 ̄
^And in very embarrassed circumstances。 ̄
^Parallel case exactly 院 said Mr Skimpole察 with a delighted
countenance。
^This at present naturally causes Ada much secret anxiety察and
as I think she is less anxious when no claims are made upon her
by visitors察and as Richard has one uneasiness always heavy on his
mind察 it has occurred to me to take the liberty of saying that!if
you would!not! ̄ I was coming to the point with great difficulty察
when he took me by both hands察and察 with a radiant face and in
the liveliest way察anticipated it。
^Not go there拭Certainly not察my dear Miss Summerson察 most
assuredly not。 Why should I go there拭 When I go anywhere察 I go
for pleasure。 I don¨t go anywhere for pain察because I was made for
pleasure。 Pain comes to me when it wants me。 Now I have had
very little pleasure at our dear Richard¨s察lately察and your practical
sagacity demonstrates why。 Our young friends察losing the youthful
poetry which was once so captivating in them察begin to think察 this
is a man who wants pounds。¨ So I am察I always want pounds察not
for myself察 but because tradespeople always want them of me。
Next察our young friends begin to think察becoming mercenary察 this
is the man who had pounds察who borrowed them察 which I did。 I
always borrow pounds。 So our young friends察 reduced to prose
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which is much to be regretted察 degenerate in their power of
imparting pleasure to me。 Why should I go to see them therefore拭
Absurd 院
Through the beaming smile with which he regarded me察as he
reasoned thus察 there now broke forth a look of disinterested
benevolence quite astonishing。
^Besides察院he said察pursuing his argument察in his tone of light´
hearted conviction察 if I don¨t go anywhere for pain!which would
be a perversion of the intention of my being察 and a monstrous
thing to do!why should I go anywhere to be the cause of pain拭If
I went to see our young friends in their present ill´regulated state
of mind察I should give them pain。 The associations with me would
be disagreeable。 They might say察 this is the man who had pounds察
and who can¨t pay pounds察 which I can¨t察of course察nothing could
be more out of the question Then察 kindness requires that I
shouldn¨t go near them!and I won¨t。 ̄
He finished by genially kissing my hand察 and thanking me。
Nothing but Miss Summerson¨s fine tact察 he said察 would have
found this out for him。
I was much disconcerted察but I reflected that if the main point
were gained察 it mattered little how strangely he perverted
everything leading to it。 I had determined to mention something
else察however察and I thought I was not to be put off in that。
^Mr Skimpole察院said I察 I must take the liberty of saying察before
I conclude my visit察that I was much surprised to learn察on the best
authority察some little time ago察that you knew with whom that poor
boy left Bleak House察 and that you accepted a present on that
occasion。 I have not mentioned it