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question or two�察�and touching him�察�and examining his eyes。 ^What
do you say�察�Harold�拭院�
^You had better turn him out�察院�said Mr Skimpole。
^What do you mean�拭院�inquired my Guardian�察�almost sternly。
^My dear Jarndyce�察院�said Mr Skimpole�察 �you know what I am�此�I
am a child。 Be cross to me�察 �if I deserve it。 But I have a
constitutional objection to this sort of thing。 I always had�察�when I
was a medical man。 He¨s not safe�察 �you know。 There¨s a very bad
sort of fever about him。 ̄
Mr Skimpole had retreated from the hall to the drawing´room
again�察�and said this in his airy way�察 �seated on the music´stool as
we stood by。
^You¨ll say it¨s childish�察院 �observed Mr Skimpole�察 �looking gaily
at us。 ^Well�察 �I dare say it may be�察 �but I am a child�察 �and I never
pretend to be anything else。 If you put him out in the road�察 �you
only put him where he was before。 He will be no worse off than he
was�察 �you know。 Even make him better off�察 �if you like。 Give him
sixpence�察 �or five shillings�察 �or five pound ten!you are
arithmeticians�察�and I am not!and get rid of him� 院�
^And what is he to do then�拭院�asked my Guardian。
^Upon my life�察院�said Mr Skimpole�察�shrugging his shoulders with
his engaging smile�察 �I have not the least idea what he is to do then。
But I have no doubt he¨ll do it。 ̄
^Now�察 �is it not a horrible reflection�察院 �said my Guardian�察 �to
whom I had hastily explained the unavailing efforts of the two
women�察 �is it not a horrible reflection�察院�walking up and down and
rumpling his hair�察 �that if this wretched creature were a convicted
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prisoner�察�his hospital would be wide open to him�察�and he would be
as well taken care of as any sick boy in the kingdom。 ̄
^My dear Jarndyce�察院�returned Mr Skimpole�察 �you¨ll pardon the
simplicity of the question�察�coming as it does from a creature who is
perfectly simple in worldly matters!but�察 �why isn¨t he a prisoner
then�拭院�
My Guardian stopped and looked at him with a whimsical
mixture of amusement and indignation in his face。
^Our young friend is not to be suspected of any delicacy�察 �I
should imagine�察院 �said Mr Skimpole�察 �unabashed and candid。 ^It
seems to me that it would be wiser�察�as well as in a certain kind of
way more respectable�察�if he showed some misdirected energy that
got him into prison。 There would be more of an adventurous spirit
in it�察�and consequently more of a certain sort of poetry。 ̄
^I believe�察院�returned my Guardian�察�resuming his uneasy walk�察�
^that there is not such another child on earth as yourself。 ̄
^Do you really�拭院�said Mr Skimpole�察 �I dare say� �But�察�I confess I
don¨t see why our young friend�察�in his degree�察�should not seek to
invest himself with such poetry as is open to him。 He is no doubt
born with an appetite!probably�察 �when he is in a safer state of
health�察 �he has an excellent appetite。 Very well。 At our young
friend¨s natural dinner hour�察 �most likely about noon�察 �our young
friend says in effect to society�察 �I am hungry�察 �will you have the
goodness to produce your spoon�察�and feed me�拭� Society�察�which has
taken upon itself the general arrangement of the whole system of
spoons�察�and professes to have a spoon for our young friend�察�does
not produce that spoon�察�and our young friend�察�therefore�察�says `You
really must excuse me if I seize it。¨ Now�察�this appears to me a case
of misdirected energy�察�which has a certain amount of reason in it�察�
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and a certain amount of romance�察 �and I don¨t know but what I
should be more interested in our young friend�察�as an illustration of
such a case�察�than merely as a poor vagabond!which any one can
be。 ̄
^In the meantime�察院�I ventured to observe�察 �he is getting worse。 ̄
^In the meantime�察院 �said Mr Skimpole cheerfully�察 �as Miss
Summerson�察�with her practical good sense�察�observes�察�he is getting
worse。 Therefore I recommend your turning him out before he
gets still worse。 ̄
The amiable face with which he said it�察 �I think I shall never
forget。
^Of course�察 �little woman�察院 �observed my Guardian�察 �turning to
me�察 �I can ensure his admission into the proper place by merely
going there to enforce it�察�though it¨s a bad state of things when�察�in
his condition�察�that is necessary。 But it¨s growing late�察�and is a very
bad night�察�and the boy is worn out already。 There is a bed in the
wholesome loft´room by the stable�察�we had better keep him there
till morning�察�when he can be wrapped up and removed。 We¨ll do
that。 ̄
^O� 院 �said Mr Skimpole�察 �with his hands upon the keys of the
piano�察 �as we moved away。 ^Are you going back to our young
friend�拭院�
^Yes�察院�said my Guardian。
^How I envy you your constitution�察 �Jarndyce� 院 �returned Mr
Skimpole�察�with playful admiration。 ^You don¨t mind these things�察�
neither does Miss Summerson。 You are ready at all times to go
anywhere�察�and do anything。 Such is Will� �I have no Will at all!and
no Won¨t!simply Can¨t。 ̄
^You can¨t recommend anything for the boy�察 �I suppose�拭院�said
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my Guardian�察 �looking back over his shoulder�察 �half angrily�察 �only
half angrily�察 �for he never seemed to consider Mr Skimpole an
accountable being。
^My dear Jarndyce�察�I observed a bottle of cooling medicine in
his pocket�察 �and it¨s impossible for him to do better than take it。
You can tell them to sprinkle a little vinegar about the place where
he sleeps�察 �and to keep it moderately cool�察 �and him moderately
warm。 But it¨s mere impertinence in me to offer any
recommendation。 Miss Summerson has such a knowledge of detail
and such a capacity for the administration of detail�察 �that she
knows all about it。 ̄
We went back into the hall�察 �and explained to Jo what we
proposed to do�察�which Charley explained to him again�察�and which
he received with the languid unconcern I had already noticed�察�
wearily looking on at what was done�察 �as if it were for somebody
else。 The servants compassionating his miserable state�察�and being
very anxious to help�察�we soon got the loft´room ready�察�and some of
the men about the house carried him across the wet yard�察 �well
wrapped up。 It was pleasant to observe how kind they were to
him�察 �and how there appeared to be a general impression among
them that frequently calling him ^Old Chap�察院�was likely to revive
his spirits。 Charley directed the operations�察 �and went to and fro
between the loft´room and the house with such little stimulants
and comforts as we thought it safe to give him。 My Guardian
himself saw him before he was left for the night�察�and reported to
me�察 �when he returned to the Growlery to write a letter on the
boy¨s behalf�察�which a messenger was charged to deliver at daylight
in the morning�察�that he seemed easier�察�and inclined to sleep。 They
had fastened his door on the outside�察�he said�察�in case of his being
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delirious�察 �but had so arranged that he could not make any noise
without being heard。
Ada being in our room with a cold�察�Mr Skimpole was left alone
all this time�察 �and entertained himself by playing snatches of
pathetic airs�察 �and sometimes singing to them ��as we heard at a
distance�� with great expression and feeling。 When we rejoined him
in the drawing´room he said he would give us a little ballad�察�which
had come into his head�察 �apropos of our young friend�察院 �and he
sang one about a Peasant boy�察�
^Thrown on the wide world�察�doom¨d to wander and roam�察�
Bereft of his parents�察�bereft of a home�察院�
quite exquisitely。 It was a song that always made him cry�察�he told
us。
He was extremely gay all the rest of the evening�此 �for he
absolutely chirped�察院 �those were his delighted words�察 �when he
thought by what a happy talent for business he was surrounded。 ̄
He gave us�察 �in his glass of negus�察 �Better health to our young
friend� 院 �and supposed�察 �and gaily pursued�察 �the case of his being
reserved like Whittington to become Lord Mayor of London。 In
that event�察�no doubt�察�he wo