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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

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