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speak the truth�察�the whole truth�察�and nothing but the truth�察�so! ̄ 

    ^I am quite satisfied�察院�said I�察�rising at this point�察 �and I thank 

you very much。 Caddy�察�my dear�察�I am ready� 院�

   Mr Guppy¨s mother returned with Caddy ��now making met me 

the recipient of her silent laughter and her nudges���察�and we took 

our  leave。   Mr  Guppy  saw  us   to  the  door  with  the  air  of  one  who 

was either imperfectly awake or walking in his sleep�察�and we left 

him there�察�staring。 

   But in a minute he came after us down the street without any 

hat�察�and with his long hair all blown about�察�and stopped us�察�saying 

fervently�此�

   ^Miss Summerson�察�upon my honour and soul�察�you may depend 

upon me� 院�

   ^I do�察院�said I�察 �quite confidently。 ̄ 

   ^I beg your pardon�察�miss�察院�said Mr  Guppy�察  �going  with  one  leg 

and staying with the other�察 �but this lady being present!your own 

witness!it might  be a   satisfaction   to   your   mind   ��which   I   should 

wish to set at rest�� if you was to repeat those admissions。 ̄ 

   ^Well�察�Caddy�察院�said I�察�turning to her�察 �perhaps you will not be 

surprised when I tell you�察�my dear�察�that there never has been any 



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engagement! ̄ 

    ^No   proposal   or   promise   of   marriage   whatsoever�察院  �suggested 

Mr Guppy。 

    ^No    proposal     or  promise     of  marriage     whatsoever�察院    �said   I�察�

^between this gentleman! ̄ 

    ^William Guppy of Penton Place�察�Pentonville�察�in the county of 

Middlesex�察院�he murmured。 

    ^Between this gentleman�察�Mr William Guppy�察�of Penton Place�察�

Pentonville�察�in the county of Middlesex�察�and myself。 ̄ 

    ^Thank     you�察  �miss�察院  �said   Mr   Guppy。    ^Very    full�察�er!excuse 

me!lady¨s name�察�Christian and surname both�拭院�

   I gave them。 

    ^Married woman�察�I believe�拭院�said Mr Guppy。 ^Married woman。 

Thank   you。   Formerly   Caroline   Jellyby�察  �spinster�察  �then   of   Thavies 

Inn�察   �within    the  city   of  London�察    �but   extra´parochial�察    �now     of 

Newman Street�察�Oxford Street。 Much obliged。 ̄ 

   He ran home and came running back again。 

    ^Touching   that   matter�察  �you   know�察  �I   really   and   truly   am   very 

sorry that my arrangements in life�察�combined with circumstances 

over   which   I   have   no   control�察  �should   prevent   a   renewal   of   what 

was   wholly   terminated   some   time   back�察院  �said   Mr   Guppy   to   me�察�

forlornly and despondently�察 �but it couldn¨t be。 Now could it�察�you 

know�拭�I only put it to you。 ̄ 

   I replied it certainly  could not。   The   subject  did   not  admit  of  a 

doubt。   He   thanked  me�察�and   ran   to  his mother¨s   again!and   back 

again。 

    ^It¨s very honourable of you�察�miss�察�I am sure�察院�said Mr Guppy。 

^If   an   altar   could   be   erected   in   the   bowers  of   friendship!but�察�

upon   my  soul�察  �you  may  rely  upon   me   in   every   respect�察  �save   and 



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except the tender passion only� 院�

    The     struggle     in   Mr     Guppy¨s      breast�察    �and    the    numerous 

oscillations it  occasioned   him   between   his mother¨s   door   and   us�察�

were   sufficiently conspicuous in   the   windy  street  ��particularly  as 

his   hair  wanted   cutting���察  �to  make  us   hurry  away。   I   did   so   with   a 

lightened heart�察�but when we last looked back�察�Mr Guppy was still 

oscillating in the same troubled state of mind。 



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                                 Chapter 39 



                          Attorney And Client 



          he   name   of   Mr   Vholes�察  �preceded   by   the   legend   Ground 

          Floor�察   �is  inscribed    upon    a  door´post     in  Symond¨s      Inn�察�

T 

          Chancery   Lane�此  �a   little�察  �pale�察  �wall´eyed�察  �woebegone   inn�察�

like a large dust´binn of two compartments and a sifter。 It looks as 

if Symond were a sparing man in his day�察�and constructed his inn 

of old building materials�察�which took kindly to the dry rot and to 

dirt    and    all  things    decaying      and    dismal�察   �and     perpetuated 

Symond¨s   memory   with   congenial   shabbiness。   Quartered   in   this 

dingy     hatchment       commemorative          of  Symond�察      �are   the   legal 

bearings of Mr Vholes。 

    Mr    Vholes¨s    office�察  �in  disposition     retiring   and    in  situation 

retired�察  �is   squeezed   up   in   a   corner�察  �and   blinks   at   a   dead   wall。 

Three   feet   of   knotty   floored   dark   passage   bring   the   client   to   Mr 

Vholes¨s     jet  black    door�察  �in  an   angle    profoundly     dark    on   the 

brightest     midsummer         morning�察    �and    incumbered       by    a  black 

bulkhead      of  cellarage    staircase�察  �against    which   belated     civilians 

generally strike their brows。 Mr Vholes¨s chambers are on so small 

a   scale   that   one   clerk   can   open   the   door   without   getting   off   his 

stool�察�while the other who elbows him at the same desk has equal 

faculties   for   poking   the   fire。   A   smell   as   of   unwholesome   sheep�察�

blending      with   the  smell    of  must   and    dust�察 �is  referable    to  the 

nightly ��and often daily�� consumption of mutton fat in candles�察�and 

to   the   fretting   of   parchment   forms   and   skins   in   greasy   drawers。 

The   atmosphere   is   otherwise   stale   and   close。   The   place   was   last 



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painted or whitewashed beyond the memory of man�察�and the two 

chimneys       smoke�察    �and    there    is  a  loose   outer    surface    of   soot 

everywhere�察�and the dull cracked windows in their  heavy  frames 

have but one piece of character in them�察�which is a determination 

to be always dirty�察�and always shut�察�unless coerced。 This accounts 

for   the   phenomenon   of   the   weaker   of   the   two   usually   having   a 

bundle of firewood thrust between its jaws in hot weather。 

    Mr    Vholes     is  a  very   respectable     man。     He   has   not   a  large 

business�察  �but  he   is   a   very  respectable   man。  He   is  allowed   by   the 

greater   attorneys   who   have   made   good   fortunes�察  �or   are   making 

them�察�to be a most respectable man。 He never misses a chance in 

his practice�察�which is a mark of respectability。 He never takes any 

pleasure�察�which is another  mark   of   respectability。   He   is   reserved 

and serious�察�which is another mark of respectability。 His digestion 

is impaired�察�which is highly respectable。 And he is making hay of 

the grass which is flesh�察�for his three daughters。 And his father is 

dependent on him in the Vale of Taunton。 

    The one great principle of the English law is�察�to make business 

for   itself。  There    is  no   other   principle    distinctly�察  �certainly�察   �and 

consistently   maintained   through   all   its   narrow   turnings。   Viewed 

by this light it becomes a coherent scheme�察�and not the monstrous 

maze      the  laity  are   apt   to  think   it。  Let  them     but   once   clearly 

perceive   that  its   grand   principle   is   to   make   business   for   itself   at 

their expense�察�and surely they will cease to grumble。 

    But�察�not perceiving this quite plainly!only seeing it by halves 

in a confused way!the laity sometimes suffer in peace and pocket�察�

with     a   bad    grace�察   �and   do    grumble      very    much。     Then     this 

respectability of  Mr  Vholes   is brought  into  powerful   play  against 

them。   ^Repeal   this   statute�察  �my   good   sir�拭院  �says   Mr   Kenge�察  �to   a 



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smarting client�察   �repeal   it�察  �my dear  sir�拭 �Never�察  �with  my  consent。 

Alter    this   law�察  �sir�察 �and    what    will   be   the   effect   of  your    rash 

proceeding  on a   class   of   practitioners   very   worthily   represented�察�

allow  me   to  say  to   you�察  �by   the   opposite   attorney   in   the   case�察  �Mr 

Vholes�拭  �Sir�察  �that   class   of   practitioners   would   be   swept   from   the 

face of the earth。 Now you cannot afford!I would say�察�the social 

system   cannot   afford!to   lose   an   order   of   men   like   Mr   Vholes。 

Diligent�察    �persevering�察  �steady�察     �acute    in  business。     My    dear   sir�察 �I 

understand        your    present    feelings    against    the   existing    state   of 

things�察  �which   I   grant   to   be   a   little   hard   in   your   case�察  �but   I   can 

never raise my voice for the demolition of a class of men like Mr 

Vholes。 ̄ The respectability of Mr Vholes has even been cited with 

crushing       effect   before     Parliamentary        committees�察      �as    in  the 

following      blue   minutes      of  a  distinguished       attorney¨s     evidence。 

^Question   ��number   five   hundred   and   seventeen   thousand   eight 

hundred       and    sixty´nine��。    If  I  understand       you�察  �these    forms    of 

practice   indisputably   occasion   delay�拭  �Answer。   Yes�察  �some   delay。 

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