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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