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suppose that you attend me for nothing。 I am overwhelming you
with money!in my expansive intentions!if you only knew it 院
And really he said he meant it to that degree察that he thought it
much the same as doing it。 If he had had those bits of metal or thin
paper to which mankind attached so much importance察 to put in
the doctor¨s hand察he would have put them in the doctor¨s hand。
Not having them察he substituted the will for the deed。 Very well If
he really meant it!if his will were genuine and real此 which it
was!it appeared to him that it was the same as coin察 and
cancelled the obligation。
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^It may be察 partly察 because I know nothing of the value of
money察院 said Mr Skimpole察 but I often feel this。 It seems so
reasonable My butcher says to me察he wants that little bill。 It¨s a
part of the pleasant unconscious poetry of the man¨s nature察that
he always calls it a `little¨ bill!to make the payment appear easy to
both of us。 I reply to the butcher察My good friend察 if you knew it
you are paid。 You haven¨t had the trouble of coming to ask for the
little bill。 You are paid。 I mean it。 ̄
^But察suppose察院said my Guardian察laughing察 he had meant the
meat in the bill察instead of providing it 院
^My dear Jarndyce察院 he returned察 you surprise me。 You take
the butcher¨s position。 A butcher I once dealt with察occupied that
very ground。 Says he察 Sir察 why did you eat spring lamb at
eighteen´pence a pound拭 `Why did I eat spring lamb at eighteen´
pence a pound察my honest friend拭院said I察naturally amazed by the
question。 `I like spring lamb This was so far convincing。 `Well察sir察
`says he察 I wish I had meant the lamb as you mean the money 院
`My good fellow察 said I察 pray let us reason like intellectual beings。
How could that be拭It was impossible。 You had got the lamb察and I
have not got the money。 You couldn¨t really mean the lamb
without sending it in察 whereas I can察 and do察 really mean the
money without paying it He had not a word。 There was an end of
the subject。 ̄
^Did he take no legal proceedings拭院inquired my Guardian。
^Yes察 he took legal proceedings察院 said Mr Skimpole。 ^But察 in
that察he was influenced by passion察not by reason。 Passion reminds
me of Boythorn。 He writes me that you and the ladies have
promised him a short visit at his bachelor´house in Lincolnshire。 ̄
^He is a great favourite with my girls察院said Mr Jarndyce察 and I
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have promised for them。 ̄
^Nature forgot to shade him off察 I think拭院 observed Mr
Skimpole to Ada and me。 ^A little too boisterous!like the sea拭A
little too vehement!like a bull察 who has made up his mind to
consider every colour scarlet拭 But察 I grant a sledge´hammering
sort of merit in him 院
I should have been surprised if those two could have thought
very highly of one another察 Mr Boythorn attaching so much
importance to many things察 and Mr Skimpole caring so little for
anything。 Besides which察 I had noticed Mr Boythorn more than
once on the point of breaking out into some strong opinion察when
Mr Skimpole was referred to。 Of course I merely joined Ada in
saying that we had been greatly pleased with him。
^He has invited me察院 said Mr Skimpole察 and if a child may
trust himself in such hands此which the present child is encouraged
to do察 with the united tenderness of two angels to guard him此 I
shall go。 He proposes to frank me down and back again。 I suppose
it will cost money拭Shillings perhaps拭 Or pounds拭Or something
of that sort拭 By the bye。 Coavinses。 You remember our friend
Coavinses察Miss Summerson拭院
He asked me察as the subject arose in his mind察 in his graceful
light´hearted manner察and without the least embarrassment。
^O yes 院said I。
^Coavinses has been arrested by the great Bailiff察院 said Mr
Skimpole。 ^He will never do violence to the sunshine any more。 ̄
It quite shocked me to hear it察for察I had already recalled察with
anything but a serious association察the image of the man sitting on
the sofa that night察wiping his head。
^His successor informed me of it yesterday察院said Mr Skimpole。
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^His successor is in my house now!in possession察I think he calls
it。 He came yesterday察on my blue´eyed daughter¨s birthday。 I put
it to him察 This is unreasonable and inconvenient。 If you had a
blue´eyed daughter you wouldn¨t like me to come察 uninvited察 on
her birthday拭 But察he stayed。 ̄
Mr Skimpole laughed at the pleasant absurdity察 and lightly
touched the piano by which he was seated。
^And he told me察院 he said察 playing little chords where I shall
put full stops察 That Coavinses had left。 Three children。 No
mother。 And that Coavinses¨ profession。 Being unpopular。 The
rising Coavinses。 Were at a considerable disadvantage。 ̄
Mr Jarndyce got up察rubbing his head察and began to walk about。
Mr Skimpole played the melody of one of Ada¨s favourite songs。
Ada and I both looked at Mr Jarndyce察 thinking that we knew
what was passing in his mind。
After walking察 and stopping察 and several times leaving off
rubbing his head察and beginning again察my Guardian put his hand
upon the keys and stopped Mr Skimpole¨s playing。 ^I don¨t like
this察Skimpole察院he said thoughtfully。
Mr Skimpole察 who had quite forgotten the subject察 looked up
surprised。
^The man was necessary察院 pursued my Guardian察 walking
backward and forward in the very short space between the piano
and the end of the room察and rubbing his hair up from the back of
his head as if a high east wind had blown it into that form。 ^If we
make such men necessary by our faults and follies察or by our want
of worldly knowledge察or by our misfortunes察we must not revenge
ourselves upon them。 There was no harm in his trade。 He
maintained his children。 One would like to know more about this。 ̄
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^O Coavinses拭院cried Mr Skimpole察at length perceiving what
he meant。 ^Nothing easier。 A walk to Coavinses¨ headquarters察
and you can know what you will。 ̄
Mr Jarndyce nodded to us察 who were only waiting for the
signal。 ^Come We will walk that way察my dears。 Why not that way察
as soon as another 院 We were quickly ready察 and w