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introduced Richard to Mr Vholes�察�for a present of five pounds。 

    ^Did he�拭院�said my Guardian�察�with a passing shade of vexation 

on   his   face。   ^But   there   you   have   the   man。   There   you   have   the 

man� �There is nothing mercenary in that�察�with him。 He has no idea 

of   the   value   of   money。   He   introduces   Rick�察  �and   then   he   is   good 

friends     with   Mr    Vholes�察   �and   borrows     five   pounds     of  him。   He 

means nothing by it�察�and thinks nothing of it。 He told you him self�察�

I¨ll be bound�察�my dear�拭院�

    ^O yes� 院�said I。 

    ^Exactly� 院  �cried   my   Guardian�察  �quite   triumphant。   ^There   you 

have the man� �If he had meant any harm by it�察�or was conscious of 

any harm in it�察�he wouldn¨t tell it。 He tells it as he does it�察�in mere 

simplicity。 But you shall see him in his own home�察�and then you¨ll 

understand   him better。   We   must pay  a   visit  to  Harold   Skimpole�察�

and   caution   him   on   these   points。   Lord   bless   you�察  �my   dears�察  �an 

infant�察�an infant� 院�

    In pursuance of this plan�察�we went into London on an early day�察�

and presented ourselves at Mr Skimpole¨s door。 

    He lived in a place called the Polygon�察�in Somers Town�察�where 

there     were    at  that   time   a   number      of  poor    Spanish     refugees 

walking  about  in  cloaks�察  �smoking  little   paper   cigars。   Whether   he 

was      a   better    tenant     than    one     might     have     supposed�察     �in 

consequence of his friend Somebody always paying his rent at last�察�

or   whether   his     inaptitude    for   business    rendered     it  particularly 



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difficult   to   turn   him   out�察  �I   don¨t   know�察  �but   he   had   occupied   the 

same   house   some   years。   It   was   in   a      state   of  dilapidation      quite 

equal   to   our   expectation。   Two   or   three   of   the   area   railing   were 

gone�察�the water´butt was broken�察�the knocker  was loose�察  �the   bell 

handle   had   been   pulled   off   a   long   time�察  �to   judge   from   the   rusty 

state   of  the   wire�察  �and  dirty  footprints   on   the   steps   were   the   only 

signs of its being inhabited。 

    A   slatternly   full´blown   girl�察  �who   seemed   to   be   bursting   out   at 

the rents in her gown and the cracks in her shoes�察�like an overripe 

berry�察�answered our knock by opening  the  door  a   very  little  way 

and stopping up the gap with her figure。 As she knew Mr Jarndyce 

��indeed Ada and I both thought that she evidently associated him 

with     the   receipt    of  her   wages���察    �she   immediately        relented     and 

allowed   us   to   pass   in。   The   lock   of   the   door   being   in   a   disabled 

condition�察  �she   then   applied   herself   to   securing   it   with   the   chain�察�

which      was    not   in   good    action    either�察   �and    said   would     we    go 

upstairs�拭�

    We went upstairs to the first floor�察�still seeing no other furniture 

than the dirty footprints。 Mr Jarndyce�察�without further ceremony�察�

entered a room there�察�and we followed。 It was dingy enough�察�and 

not at all clean�察�but furnished with an odd kind of shabby luxury�察�

with a large footstool�察�a sofa�察�and plenty of cushions�察�an easy´chair�察�

and   plenty   of   pillows�察  �a   piano�察  �books�察  �drawing   materials�察  �music�察�

newspapers�察  �and   a   few  sketches   and   pictures。   A   broken   pane   of 

glass in one of the dirty windows was papered and wafered over�察�

but there was a little plate of hothouse nectarines on the table�察�and 

there   was   another   of   grapes�察  �and   another   of   sponge´cakes�察  �and 

there   was   a   bottle   of   light   wine。   Mr   Skimpole   himself   reclined 

upon the sofa�察�in a   dressing´gown�察  �drinking  some   fragrant  coffee 



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from an old china cup!it was then about midday!and looking at 

a collection of wallflowers in the balcony。 

    He   was   not   in   the   least   disconcerted   by   our   appearance�察  �but 

rose and received us in his usual airy manner。 

    ^Here     I  am�察  �you   see� 院  �he   said�察 �when     we   were    seated�察   �not 

without some little difficulty�察  �the   greater  part  of  the   chairs being 

broken。 ^Here I am� �This is my frugal breakfast。 Some men want 

legs of beef and mutton for breakfast�察�I don¨t。 Give me my peach�察�

my cup of coffee�察�and my claret�察�I am content。 I don¨t want them 

for   themselves�察  �but   they   remind   me   of   the   sun。   There¨s   nothing 

solar about legs of beef and mutton。 Mere animal satisfaction� 院�

    ^This   is   our   friend¨s   consulting´room   ��or   would   be�察  �if   he   ever 

prescribed���察�his sanctum�察�his studio�察院�said my Guardian to us。 

    ^Yes�察院�said Mr Skimpole�察�turning his bright face about�察 �this is 

the bird¨s cage。 This is where the bird lives and sings。 They pluck 

his   feathers   now   and   then�察  �and   clip   his   wings�察  �but   he   sings�察  �he 

sings� 院�

    He   handed   us   the   grapes�察  �repeating   in   his   radiant   way�察     �he 

sings� �Not an ambitious note�察�but still he sings。 ̄ 

    ^These are very fine�察院�said my Guardian。 ^A present� 院�

    ^No�察院  �he   answered。   ^No�   �Some   amiable   gardener   sells   them。 

His   man   wanted   to   know�察  �when   he   brought   them   last   evening�察�

whether he should wait for the money。 `Really�察�my friend�察� I said�察 �I 

think not!if your time is of any value to you。¨ I suppose it was�察�for 

he went away。 ̄ 

    My Guardian looked at us with a smile�察�as though he asked us�察�

^is it possible to be worldly with this baby�拭院�

    ^This is a day�察院�said Mr Skimpole�察�gaily taking a little claret in a 

tumbler�察 �that will ever be remembered here。 We shall call it the 



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Saint     Clare    and    Saint    Summerson         day。   You    must     see   my 

daughters。       I  have    a  blue´eyed      daughter     who     is  my    Beauty 

daughter�察     �I  have   a   Sentiment   daughter�察     �and   I  have    a  Comedy 

daughter。 You must see them all。 They¨ll be enchanted。 ̄ 

    He was going to summon them�察�when my Guardian interposed�察�

and asked him to pause a moment�察�as he wished to say a word to 

him first。 ^My dear Jarndyce�察院�he cheerfully replied�察�going back to 

his sofa�察 �as many moments as you please。 Time is no object here。 

We never know what o¨clock it is�察�and we never care。 Not the way 

to  get  on   in   life�察  �you¨ll  tell me�拭 �Certainly。   But  we don¨t  get  on   in 

life。 We don¨t pretend to do it。 ̄ 

    My    Guardian      looked    at  us  again�察  �plainly    saying�察   �You    hear 

him�拭院�

    ^Now   Harold�察院  �he   began�察   �the   word   I   have   to   say   relates   to 

Rick。 ̄ 

    ^The   dearest  friend   I   have� 院  �returned   Mr   Skimpole�察  �cordially。 

^I suppose he ought  not  to  be   my  dearest  friend�察  �as   he   is  not  on 

terms   with   you。   But   he   is�察  �I   can¨t   help   it�察  �he   is   full   of   youthful 

poetry�察  �and   I   love   him。   If   you   don¨t   like   it�察  �I   can¨t   help   it。   I   love 

him。 ̄ 

    The   engaging  frankness   with   which   he   made   this   declaration�察�

really     had    a   disinterested      appearance�察      �and    captivated      my 

Guardian�察�if not�察�for the moment�察�Ada too。 

    ^You are welcome to love  him   as   much  as  you  like�察院  �returned 

Mr Jarndyce�察 �but we must save his pocket�察�Harold。 ̄ 

    ^Oh� 院�said Mr Skimpole。 ^His pocket�拭�Now�察�you are coming to 

what I don¨t understand。 ̄ Taking a little more claret�察�and dipping 

one of the cakes in it�察�he shook his head and smiled at Ada and me 

with   an   ingenuous   foreboding   that   he   never   could   be   made         to 



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understand。 ̄ 

    ^If you go with him here or there�察院�said my Guardian�察�plainly�察�

^you must not let him pay for both。 ̄ 

    ^My   dear    Jarndyce�察院    �returned    Mr   Skimpole�察    �his  genial   face 

irradiated by  the   comicality  of  this   idea�察 �what  am  I   to  do�拭 �If  he 

takes me anywhere�察�I must go。 And how can I pay�拭�I never have 

any   money。   If   I   had   any   money�察  �I   don¨t   know   anything  about   it。 

Suppose I say to a man�察�how much�拭�Suppose the man says to me 

seven and sixpence�拭�I know nothing about seven and sixpence。 It 

is impossible for me to pursue the subject�察�with any consideration 

for the man。 I don¨t go about asking busy people what seven and 

sixpence   is   in   Moorish!which  I   don¨t  understand。 Why   should   I 

go   about   asking   them     what   seven   and    sixpence    is   in   Money! 

which I don¨t understand�拭院�

    ^Well�察院  �said   my   Guardian�察  �by   no   means   displeased   with   this 

artless reply�察 �if you come to any kind of journeying with Rick�察�you 

must borrow the money of me ��never breathing the least allusion 

to that circumstance���察�and leave the calculation to him。 ̄ 

    ^My dear Jarndyce�察院�returned Mr Skimpole�察 �I will do anything 

to   give   you   pleasure�察  �but   it   seems   an   idle   form!a   superstition。 

Besides�察    �I  give  you   my    wor

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