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my dear girl brightened�察 �can never fade in my
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remembrance。 I never see it�察 �and I never wish to see it�察�
now�察�I have been there only once since�察�but in my memory there is
a mournful glory shining on the place�察�which will shine forever。
Not a day passed�察�without my going there�察�of course。 At first I
found Mr Skimpole there�察�on two or three occasions�察�idly playing
the piano�察�and talking in his usual vivacious strain。 Now�察 �besides
my very much mistrusting the probability of his being there
without making Richard poorer�察�I felt as if there were something
in his careless gaiety�察 �too inconsistent with what I knew of the
depths of Ada¨s life。 I clearly perceived�察 �too�察 �that Ada shared my
feelings。 I therefore resolved�察�after much thinking of it�察�to make a
private visit to Mr Skimpole�察�and try delicately to explain myself。
My dear girl was the great consideration that made me bold。
I set off one morning�察 �accompanied by Charley�察 �for Somers
Town。 As I approached the house�察�I was strongly inclined to turn
back�察 �for I felt what a desperate attempt it was to make an
impression on Mr Skimpole�察�and how extremely likely it was that
he would signally defeat me。 However�察�I thought that being there�察�
I would go through with it。 I knocked with a trembling hand at Mr
Skimpole¨s door!literally with a hand�察 �for the knocker was
gone!and after a long parley gained admission from an
Irishwoman�察�who was in the area when I knocked�察�breaking up the
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lid of a water´bucket with a poker to light the fire with。
Mr Skimpole�察�lying on the sofa in his room�察�playing the flute a
little�察�was enchanted to see me。 Now�察 �who should receive me�察 �he
asked�拭�Who would I prefer for mistress of the ceremonies�拭�Would
I have his Comedy daughter�察 �his Beauty daughter�察 �or his
Sentiment daughter�拭�Or would I have all the daughters at once�察�in
a perfect nosegay�拭�
I replied�察 �half defeated already�察 �that I wished to speak to
himself only�察�if he would give me leave。
^My dear Miss Summerson�察�most joyfully� �Of course�察院�he said�察�
bringing his chair near mine�察 �and breaking into his fascinating
smile�察 �of course it¨s not business。 Then it¨s pleasure� 院�
I said it certainly was not business that I came upon�察�but it was
not quite a pleasant matter。
^Then�察 �my dear Miss Summerson�察院 �said he�察 �with the frankest
gaiety�察 �don¨t allude to it。 Why should you allude to anything that
is not a pleasant matter�拭 �I never do。 And you are a much
pleasanter creature�察 �in every point of view�察 �than I。 You are
perfectly pleasant�察 �I am imperfectly pleasant�察 �then�察 �if I never
allude to an unpleasant matter�察 �how much less should you� �So�察�
that¨s disposed of�察�and we will talk of something else。 ̄
Although I was embarrassed�察�I took courage to intimate that I
still wished to pursue the subject。
^I should think it a mistake�察院 �said Mr Skimpole�察 �with his airy
laugh�察 �if I thought Miss Summerson capable of making one。 But I
don¨t� 院�
^Mr Skimpole�察院�said I�察�raising my eyes to his�察 �I have so often
heard you say that you are unacquainted with the common affairs
of life! ̄
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^Meaning our three banking´house friends�察�L�察�S�察�and who¨s the
junior partner�拭 �D�拭院 �said Mr Skimpole�察 �brightly。 ^Not an idea of
them� 院�
^!That�察�perhaps�察院�I went on�察 �you will excuse my boldness on
that account。 I think you ought most seriously to know that
Richard is poorer than he was。 ̄
^Dear me� 院�said Mr Skimpole。 ^So am I�察�they tell me。 ̄
^And in very embarrassed circumstances。 ̄
^Parallel case exactly� 院 �said Mr Skimpole�察 �with a delighted
countenance。
^This at present naturally causes Ada much secret anxiety�察�and
as I think she is less anxious when no claims are made upon her
by visitors�察�and as Richard has one uneasiness always heavy on his
mind�察 �it has occurred to me to take the liberty of saying that!if
you would!not! ̄ I was coming to the point with great difficulty�察�
when he took me by both hands�察�and�察 �with a radiant face and in
the liveliest way�察�anticipated it。
^Not go there�拭�Certainly not�察�my dear Miss Summerson�察 �most
assuredly not。 Why should I go there�拭 �When I go anywhere�察 �I go
for pleasure。 I don¨t go anywhere for pain�察�because I was made for
pleasure。 Pain comes to me when it wants me。 Now I have had
very little pleasure at our dear Richard¨s�察�lately�察�and your practical
sagacity demonstrates why。 Our young friends�察�losing the youthful
poetry which was once so captivating in them�察�begin to think�察 �this
is a man who wants pounds。¨ So I am�察�I always want pounds�察�not
for myself�察 �but because tradespeople always want them of me。
Next�察�our young friends begin to think�察�becoming mercenary�察 �this
is the man who had pounds�察�who borrowed them�察� which I did。 I
always borrow pounds。 So our young friends�察 �reduced to prose
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��which is much to be regretted���察 �degenerate in their power of
imparting pleasure to me。 Why should I go to see them therefore�拭�
Absurd� 院�
Through the beaming smile with which he regarded me�察�as he
reasoned thus�察 �there now broke forth a look of disinterested
benevolence quite astonishing。
^Besides�察院�he said�察�pursuing his argument�察�in his tone of light´
hearted conviction�察 �if I don¨t go anywhere for pain!which would
be a perversion of the intention of my being�察 �and a monstrous
thing to do!why should I go anywhere to be the cause of pain�拭�If
I went to see our young friends in their present ill´regulated state
of mind�察�I should give them pain。 The associations with me would
be disagreeable。 They might say�察 �this is the man who had pounds�察�
and who can¨t pay pounds�察� which I can¨t�察�of course�察�nothing could
be more out of the question� �Then�察 �kindness requires that I
shouldn¨t go near them!and I won¨t。 ̄
He finished by genially kissing my hand�察 �and thanking me。
Nothing but Miss Summerson¨s fine tact�察 �he said�察 �would have
found this out for him。
I was much disconcerted�察�but I reflected that if the main point
were gained�察 �it mattered little how strangely he perverted
everything leading to it。 I had determined to mention something
else�察�however�察�and I thought I was not to be put off in that。
^Mr Skimpole�察院�said I�察 �I must take the liberty of saying�察�before
I conclude my visit�察�that I was much surprised to learn�察�on the best
authority�察�some little time ago�察�that you knew with whom that poor
boy left Bleak House�察 �and that you accepted a present on that
occasion。 I have not mentioned it to my Guardian�察 �for I fear it
would hurt him unnecessarily�察 �but I may say to you that I was
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much surprised。 ̄
^No�拭 �Really surprised�察 �my dear Miss Summerson�拭院 �he
returned�察�inquiringly�察�raising his pleasant eyebrows。
^Greatly surprised。 ̄
He thought about it for a little while�察 �with a highly agreeable
and whimsical expression of face�察�then quite gave it up�察�and said�察�
in his most engaging manner�此�
^You know what a child I am。 Why surprised�拭院�
I was reluctant to enter minutely into that question�察�but as he
begged I would�察�for he was really curious to know�察�I gave him to
understand�察 �in the gentlest words I could use�察 �that his conduct
seemed to involve a disregard of several moral obligations。 He was
much amused and interested when he heard this�察�and said�察 �No�察�
really�拭院�with ingenuous simplicity。 ^You know I don¨t pretend to
be responsible。 I never could do it。 Responsibility is a thing that
has always been above me!or below me�察院 �said Mr Skimpole�察 �I
don¨t even know which�察�but�察�as I understand the way in which my
dear Miss Summerson ��always remarkable for her practical good
sense and clearness�� puts this case�察�I should imagine it was chiefly
a question of money�察�do you know�拭院�
I incautiously gave a qualified assent to this。
^Ah� �Then you see�察院�said Mr Skimpole�察�shaking his head�察 �I am
hopeless of understanding it。 ̄
I suggested�察�as I rose to go�察 �that it was not right to betray my
Guardian¨s confidence for a bribe。
^My dear Miss Summerson�察院�he returned�察�with a candid hilarity
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