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out that to spend anything less on something else was to save the
difference。
While these affairs were in abeyance察our visit to Mr Boythorn¨s
was postponed。 At length察Richard having taken possession of his
lodging察 there was nothing to prevent our departure。 He could
have gone with us at that time of the year察very well察but he was in
the full novelty of his new position察 and was making most
energetic attempts to unravel the mysteries of the fatal suit。
Consequently we went without him察and my darling was delighted
to praise him for being so busy。
We made a pleasant journey down into Lincolnshire by the
coach察 and had an entertaining companion in Mr Skimpole。 His
furniture had been all cleared off察it appeared察by the person who
took possession of it on his blue´eyed daughter¨s birthday察but察he
seemed quite relieved to think that it was gone。 Chairs and tables察
he said察 were wearisome objects察 they were monotonous ideas察
they had no variety of expression察 they looked you out of
countenance察 and you looked them out of countenance。 How
pleasant察then察to be bound to no particular chairs and tables察but
to sport like a butterfly among all the furniture on hire察and to flit
from rosewood to mahogany察and from mahogany to walnut察and
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from this shape to that察as the humour took one
^The oddity of the thing is察院 said Mr Skimpole察 with a
quickened sense of the ludicrous察 that my chairs and tables were
not paid for察 and yet my landlord walks off with them as
composedly as possible。 Now察that seems droll There is something
grotesque in it。 The chair and table merchant never engaged to
pay my landlord my rent。 Why should my landlord quarrel with
him拭 If I have a pimple on my nose which is disagreeable to my
landlord¨s peculiar ideas of beauty察my landlord has no business to
scratch my chair and table merchant¨s nose察which has no pimple
on it。 His reasoning seems defective 院
^Well察院said my Guardian察 good´humouredly察 it¨s pretty clear
that whoever became security for those chairs and tables will have
to pay for them。 ̄
^Exactly 院returned Mr Skimpole。 ^That¨s the crowning point of
unreason in the business I said to my landlord察 My good man察
you are not aware that my excellent friend Jarndyce will have to
pay for those things that you are sweeping off in that indelicate
manner。 Have you no consideration for his property拭 He hadn¨t
the least。 ̄
^And refused all proposals察院said my Guardian。
^Refused all proposals察院 returned Mr Skimpole。 ^I made him
business proposals。 I had him into my room。 I said察 You are a man
of business I believe拭 He replied察 I am。¨ `Very well察 said I察 now
let us be business´like。 Here is an inkstand察 here are pens and
paper察here are wafers。 What do you want拭I have occupied your
house for a considerable period察 I believe to our mutual
satisfaction until this unpleasant misunderstanding arose察 let us
be at once friendly and business´like。 What do you want拭 In reply
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to this察 he made use of the figurative expression!which has
something Eastern about it!that he had never seen the colour of
my money。 `My amiable friend察 said I察 I never have any money。 I
never know anything about money。¨ `Well察 sir察 said he察 what do
you offer察 if I give you time拭 `My good fellow察 said I察 I have no
idea of time察but察you say you are a man of business察and whatever
you can suggest to be done in a business´like way with pen察and
ink察and paper!and wafers!I am ready to do。 Don¨t pay yourself
at another man¨s expense which is foolish察but be business´like
However察he wouldn¨t be察and there was an end of it。 ̄
If these were some of the inconveniences of Mr Skimpole¨s
childhood察 it assuredly possessed its advantages too。 On the
journey he had a very good appetite for such refreshment as came
in our way including a basket of choice hot´house peaches撮 but
never thought of paying for anything。 So when the coachman
came round for his fee察 he pleasantly asked him what he
considered a very good fee indeed察 now!a liberal one!and察 on
his replying察half´a´crown for a single passenger察said it was little
enough too察all things considered察and left Mr Jarndyce to give it
him。
It was delightful weather。 The green corn waved so beautifully察
the larks sang so joyfully察the hedges were so full of wild flowers察
the trees were so thickly out in leaf察 the bean´fields察 with a light
wind blowing over them察 filled the air with such a delicious
fragrance Late in the afternoon we came to the market´town
where we were to alight from the coach!a dull little town察with a
church´spire察 and a market´place察 and a market´cross察 and one
intensely sunny street察 and a pond with an old horse cooling his
legs in it察and a very few men sleepily lying and standing about in
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narrow little bits of shade。 After the rustling of the leaves and the
waving of the corn all along the road察it looked as still察as hot察 as
motionless a little town as England could produce。
At the inn察we found Mr Boythorn on horseback察 waiting with
an open carriage to take us to his house察which was a few miles off。
He was overjoyed to see us察and dismounted with great alacrity。
^By Heaven 院said he察after giving us a courteous greeting察 this
is a most infamous coach。 It is the most flagrant example of an
abominable public vehicle that ever encumbered the face of the
earth。 It is twenty´five minutes after its time察 this afternoon。 The
coachman ought to be put to death 院
^Is he after his time拭院said Mr Skimpole察to whom he happened
to address himself。 ^You know my infirmity。 ̄
^Twenty´five minutes Twenty´six minutes拭院 replied Mr
Boythorn察 referring to his watch。 ^With two ladies in the coach察
this scoundrel has deliberately delayed his arrival six´and´twenty
minutes。 Deliberately It is impossible that it can be accidental
But his father!and his uncle!were the most profligate coachmen
that ever sat upon his box。 ̄
While he said this in tones of the greatest indignation察 he
handed us into the little phaeton with the utmost gentleness察and
was all smiles and pleasure。
^I am sorry察 ladies察院 he said察 standing bare´headed at the
carriage´door察when all was ready察 that I am obliged to conduct
you nearly