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palm of his right。 ^If you would excuse my taking another glass of 

wine察  miss察  I   think   it   might   assist   me   in  getting   on察 without   a 

continual choke that cannot fail to be mutually unpleasant。 ̄ 

    He    did  so察 and    came    back   again。   I  took   the   opportunity     of 

moving well behind my table。 

    ^You   wouldn¨t   allow   me   to   offer   you   one察  would   you察  miss拭院

said Mr Guppy察apparently refreshed。 

    ^Not any察院said I。 

    ^Not    half   a  glass拭院  said   Mr   Guppy察     quarter拭    No   Then    to 

proceed。      My   present     salary察  Miss    Summerson察       at  Kenge     and 

Carboy¨s察is two pound a´week。 When I first had the happiness of 

looking upon you察it was one´fifteen察and had stood at that figure 

for a lengthened period。 A rise of five has since taken place察and a 

further   rise   of   five   is   guaranteed   at   the   expiration   of   a   term   not 



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exceeding twelve months from the present date。 My mother has a 

little property察which takes the form of a small life annuity察upon 

which she lives in an independent though unassuming manner察in 

the Old Street Road。 She is eminently calculated for a mother´in´ 

law。 She never interferes察is all for peace察and her disposition easy。 

She has her failings!as who has not拭but I never knew her do it 

when   company   was   present察  at   which   time   you   may   freely   trust 

her with wines察spirits察or malt liquors。 My own abode is lodgings 

at Penton Place察Pentonville。 It is lowly察but airy察open at the back察

and considered one of the ¨ealthiest outlets。 Miss Summerson In 

the   mildest   language察  I   adore   you。   Would   you   be   so   kind   as   to 

allow me as I may say to file a declaration!to make an offer 院

    Mr Guppy went down on his knees。 I was well behind my table察

and   not   much   frightened。       I   said察  Get  up  from    that  ridiculous 

position     immediately察     sir察 or  you   will  oblige   me    to  break    my 

implied promise and ring the bell 院

    ^Hear me out察miss 院said Mr Guppy察folding his hands。 

    ^I   cannot    consent     to  hear   another     word察   sir察院 I  returned察

^unless you get up from the carpet directly察and go and sit down at 

the table察as you ought to do if you have any sense at all。 ̄ 

    He looked piteously察but slowly rose and did so。 

    ^Yet what a mockery it is察miss察院he said察with his hand upon his 

heart察  and   shaking  his   head   at me   in   a   melancholy   manner   over 

the tray察 to be stationed behind food at such a moment。 The soul 

recoils from food at such a moment察miss。 ̄ 

    ^I beg you to conclude察院said I察 you have asked me to hear you 

out察and I beg you to conclude。 ̄ 

    ^I will察miss察院said Mr Guppy。 ^As I love and honour察so likewise 

I   obey。   Would   that   I   could   make   Thee   the   subject   of   that   vow察



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before the shrine 院

    ^That     is  quite   impossible察院    said   I察  and   entirely    out   of  the 

question。 ̄ 

    ^I   am   aware察院  said   Mr   Guppy察  leaning   forward   over   the   tray察

and regarding me察as I again strangely felt察though my eyes were 

not directed to him察with his late intent look察 I am aware that in a 

worldly point of view察according to all appearances察my  offer  is a 

poor  one。   But察  Miss Summerson Angel No察don¨t   ring!I   have 

been     brought     up   in  a  sharp    school察  and    am   accustomed       to  a 

variety of general practice。 Though a young man察I have ferreted 

out   evidence察  got   up   cases察  and   seen   lots   of   life。   Blest   with   your 

hand察  what   means   might   I   not   find   of   advancing   your   interests察

and pushing your fortunes What might I not get to know察nearly 

concerning you拭I know nothing now察certainly察but what might I 

not察if I had your confidence察and you set me on拭院

    I told him that he addressed my interest察or what he supposed 

to   be   my   interest察  quite   as  unsuccessfully   as     he   addressed      my 

inclination察and he would now understand that I requested him察if 

he pleased察to go away immediately。 

    ^Cruel miss察院said Mr Guppy察 hear but another word I think 

you  must  have   seen   that  I   was   struck  with  those   charms察  on   the 

day   when   I   waited   at   the   Whytorseller。   I   think   you     must   have 

remarked that I could not forbear a tribute to those charms when I 

put   up   the   steps   of   the   ¨ackney   coach。   It   was   a   feeble   tribute   to 

Thee察but it was well meant。 Thy image has ever since been fixed 

in my breast。 I have walked up and down察of an evening察opposite 

Jellyby¨s house察only to look upon the bricks that once contained 

Thee。   This   out   of   today察  quite   an   unnecessary   out   so   far   as   the 

attendance察which was its pretended object察went察was planned by 



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me     alone   for   Thee    alone。   If  I  speak   of   interest察  it  is  only  to 

recommend         myself    and   my    respectful    wretchedness。       Love    was 

before it察and is before it。 ̄ 

    ^I should be pained察Mr Guppy察院said I察rising and putting my 

hand upon the bell´rope察 to do you or any one who was sincere察

the injustice of slighting any honest feeling察however disagreeably 

expressed。 If you have really meant to give me a proof of your good 

opinion察    though   ill´timed     and   misplaced察     I  feel  that  I  ought   to 

thank   you。   I   have   very   little   reason   to   be   proud察  and   I   am   not 

proud察I hope察院I think I added察without very well knowing what I 

said察   that   you   will   now   go   away   as   if  you   had   never   been    so 

exceedingly   foolish察  and   attend   to   Messrs。       Kenge   and      Carboy¨s 

business。 ̄ 

    ^Half a minute察miss 院  cried   Mr  Guppy察  checking  me  as I   was 

about to ring。 ^This has been without prejudice拭院

    ^I   will   never   mention   it察院  said   I察   unless   you   should   give   me 

future occasion to do so。 ̄ 

    ^A quarter of a minute察miss In case you should think better! 

at   any    time察  however      distant察 that¨s    no   consequence察      for   my 

feelings can never alter!of anything I have said察particularly what 

might   I   not   do!Mr   William   Guppy察  eighty´seven察  Penton   Place察

or察if removed察or dead of blighted hopes or anything of that sort察

care of Mrs Guppy察three hundred and two察Old Street Road察will 

be sufficient。 ̄ 

    I   rang   the   bell察  the   servant   came察  and   Mr   Guppy察  laying   his 

written card upon the table察and making a dejected bow察departed。 

Raising my eyes as he went out察I once more  saw  him looking  at 

me after he had passed the door。 

    I   sat   there   for   another   hour   or   more察  finishing   my   books   and 



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payments察      and   getting    through     plenty    of  business。    Then察    I 

arranged my desk察and put everything away察and was so composed 

and cheerful that I thought I had quite dismissed this unexpected 


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