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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   

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