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pleasant�察�you know� �Some ill´conditioned growling fellow may say
to me�察 �What¨s the use of these legal and equitable abuses�拭�How do
you defend them�拭� I reply�察 �My growling friend�察 �I don¨t defend
them�察 �but they are very agreeable to me。 There is a shepherd´
youth�察 �a friend of mine�察 �who transmutes them into something
highly fascinating to my simplicity。 I don¨t say it is for this that
they exist!for I am a child among you worldly grumblers�察�and not
called upon to account to you or myself for anything!but it may
be so。¨ ̄
I began seriously to think that Richard could scarcely have
found a worse friend than this。 It made me uneasy that at such a
time�察�when he most required some right principle and purpose�察�he
should have this captivating looseness and putting´off of
everything�察�this airy dispensing with all principle and purpose�察�at
his elbow。 I thought I could understand how such a nature as my
Guardian¨s�察 �experienced in the world�察�and forced to contemplate
the miserable evasions and contentions of the family misfortune�察�
found an immense relief in Mr Skimpole¨s avowal of his
weaknesses and display of guileless candour�察 �but I could not
satisfy myself that it was as artless as it seemed�察�or that it did not
serve Mr Skimpole¨s idle turn quite as well as any other part�察�and
with less trouble。
They both walked back with me�察�and Mr Skimpole leaving us at
the gate�察�I walked softly in with Richard�察�and said�察 �Ada�察�my love�察�I
have brought a gentleman to visit you。 ̄ It was not difficult to read
the blushing�察�startled face。 She loved him dearly�察�and he knew it�察�
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and I knew it。 It was a very transparent business�察�that meeting as
cousins only。
I almost mistrusted myself�察 �as growing quite wicked in my
suspicions�察�but I was not so sure that Richard loved her dearly。 He
admired her very much!any one must have done that!and I
dare say�察 �would have renewed their youthful engagement with
great pride and ardour�察�but that he knew how she would respect
her promise to my Guardian。 Still�察�I had a tormenting idea that the
influence upon him extended even here�察 �that he was postponing
his best truth and earnestness�察 �in this as in all things�察 �until
Jarndyce and Jarndyce should be off his mind。 Ah me� �what
Richard would have been without that blight I never shall know
now� �
He told Ada�察�in his most ingenuous way�察�that he had not come
to make any secret inroad on the terms she had accepted ��rather
too implicitly and confidingly�察�he thought�� from Mr Jarndyce�察�that
he had come openly to see her�察 �and to see me�察 �and to justify
himself for the present terms on which he stood with Mr Jarndyce。
As the dear old infant would be with us directly�察�he begged that I
would make an appointment for the morning�察�when he might set
himself right�察 �through the means of an unreserved conversation
with me。 I proposed to walk with him in the park at seven o¨clock�察�
and this was arranged。 Mr Skimpole soon afterwards appeared�察�
and made us merry for an hour。 He particularly requested to see
Little Coavinses ��meaning Charley���察 �and told her�察 �with a
patriarchal air�察�that he had given her late father all the business in
his power�察�and that if one of her little brothers would make haste
to get set´up in the same profession�察 �he hoped he should still be
able to put a good deal of employment in his way。
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^For I am constantly being taken in these nets�察院 �said Mr
Skimpole�察�looking beamingly at us over a glass of wine´and´water�察�
^and am constantly being bailed out!like a boat。 Or paid off!like
a ship¨s company。 Somebody always does it for me。 I can¨t do it�察�
you know�察 �for I never have any money。 But Somebody does it。 I
get out by Somebody¨s means�察�I am not like the starling�察�I get out。
If you were to ask me who Somebody is�察�upon my word I couldn¨t
tell you。 Let us drink to Somebody。 God bless him� 院�
Richard was a little late in the morning�察�but I had not to wait for
him long�察 �and we turned into the park。 The air was bright and
dewy�察�and the sky without a cloud。 The birds sang delightfully�察�the
sparkles in the fern�察�the grass�察�and trees�察�were exquisite to see�察�the
richness of the woods seemed to have increased twenty´fold since
yesterday�察�as if in the still night when they had looked so massively
hushed in sleep�察 �Nature�察 �through all the minute details of every
wonderful leaf�察�had been more wakeful than usual for the glory of
that day。
^This is a lovely place�察院�said Richard�察�looking round。 ^None of
the jar and discord of law´suits here� 院�
But there was other trouble。
^I tell you what�察�my dear girl�察院�said Richard�察 �when I get affairs
in general settled�察�I shall come down here�察�I think�察�and rest。 ̄
^Would it not be better to rest now�拭院�I asked。
^Oh�察�as to resting now�察院�said Richard�察 �or as to doing anything
very definite now�察�that¨s not easy。 In short it can¨t be done�察�I can¨t
do it at least。 ̄
^Why not�拭院�said I。
^You know why not�察�Esther。 If you were living in an unfinished
house�察�liable to have the roof put on or taken off!to be from top to
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bottom pulled down or built up!tomorrow�察�next day�察�next week�察�
next month�察�next year!you would find it hard to rest or settle。 So
do I。 Now�拭�There¨s no now for us suitors。 ̄
I could almost have believed in the attraction on which my poor
little wandering friend had expatiated�察 �when I saw again the
darkened look of last night。 Terrible to think�察 �it had in it also�察 �a
shade of that unfortunate man who had died。
^My dear Richard�察院 �said I�察 �this is a bad beginning of our
conversation。 ̄
^I knew you would tell me so�察�Dame Durden。 ̄
^And not I alone�察�dear Richard。 It was not I who cautioned you
once�察�never to found a hope or expectation on the family curse。 ̄
^There you come back to John Jarndyce� 院 �said Richard�察�
impatiently。 ^Well� �We must approach him sooner or later�察�for he
is the staple of what I have to say�此�and it¨s as well at once。 My dear
Esther�察 �how can you be so blind�拭 �Don¨t you see that he is an
interested party�察�and that it may be very well for him to wish me to
know nothing of the suit�察�and care nothing about it�察�but that it may
not be quite so well for me�拭院�
^O Richard�察院 �I remonstrated�察 �is it possible that you can ever
have seen him and heard him�察�that you can ever have lived under
his roof and known him�察�and can yet breathe�察 �even to me in this
solitary place where there is no one to hear us�察 �such unworthy
suspicions�拭院�
He reddened deeply�察�as if his natural generosity felt a pang of
reproach。 He was silent for a little while�察 �before he replied in a
subdued voice�此�
^Esther�察�I am sure you know that I am not a mean fellow�察�and
that I have some sense of suspicion and distrust being poor
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qualities in one of my years。 ̄
^I know it very well�察院�said I。 ^I am not more sure of anything。 ̄
^That¨s a dear girl� 院�retorted Richard�察 �and like you�察�because it
gives me comfort。 I had need to get some scrap of comfort out of
all this business�察�for it¨s a bad one at the best�察�as I have no occasion
to tell you。 ̄
^I know perfectly�察院�said I�察 �I know as well�察�Richard!what shall
I say�拭�as well as you do!that such misconstructions are foreign to
your nature。 And I know�察�as well as you know�察�what so changes it。 ̄
^Come�察�sister�察�come�察院�said Richard�察�a little more gaily�察 �you will
be fair with me at all events。 If I have the misfortune to be under
that influence�察�so has he。 If it has a little twisted me�察�it may have a
little twisted him�察 �too。 I don¨t say that he is not an honourable
man�察�out of all this complication and uncertainty�察�I am sure he is。
But it taints everybody。 You know it taints everybody。 You have
heard him say so fifty times。 Then why should he escape�拭院�
^Because�察院�said I�察 �his is an uncommon character�察 �and he has
resolutely kept himself outside the circle�察�Richard。 ̄
^Oh�察 �because and because� 院 �replied Richard�察 �in his vivacious
way。 ^I am not sure�察 �my dear girl�察 �but that it may be wise and
specious to preserve that outward indifference。 It may cause other
parties interested to become lax about the