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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