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'I believe so, says Fledgeby, 'but my mother and her family were two. 'Are you staying in town? asks Twemlow. 'I always am, says Fledgeby. 'You like town, says Twemlow. But is felled flat by Fledgeby's taking it quite ill, and replying, No, he don't like town. Lammle tries to break the force of the fall, by remarking that some people do not like town.
'I let you have it? said Fledgeby, turning his head towards her; for he had been sitting blinking at the light, and feeling his cheek. 'Why, you don't really suppose that I have anything to do with the place, or the business; do you? 'Suppose? exclaimed Miss Wren. 'He said, that day, you were the master! 'The old cock in black said? Riah said? Why, he'd say anything.
He felt himself bound to conduct himself stiffly towards Fledgeby, and he made him a distant bow. Fledgeby made his small eyes smaller in taking special note of his manner. The dolls' dressmaker sat in her corner behind the door, with her eyes on the ground and her hands folded on her basket, holding her crutch-stick between them, and appearing to take no heed of anything.
And this young Fledgeby, who was of an excellent family and rich, was known to two other certain persons, dearly attached to one another and called Mr and Mrs Alfred Lammle. So this young Fledgeby, being one night at the play, there sees with Mr and Mrs Alfred Lammle, a certain heroine called 'No, don't say Georgiana Podsnap! pleaded that young lady almost in tears. 'Please don't.
Come, come, Mr Riah, we know the arts of your people" my people! "If the money is to be lent, fetch it, fetch it; if it is not to be lent, keep it and say so." They never believe me. 'THAT'S all right, said Fascination Fledgeby. 'They say, "We know, Mr Riah, we know. We have but to look at you, and we know."
Apparently, Mr Fledgeby did not, for he cried by way of answer, 'Oh h how I do smart! Miss Jenny got his Persian gown upon him, extinguished his eyes crookedly with his Persian cap, and helped him to his bed: upon which he climbed groaning. 'Business between you and me being out of the question to-day, young man, and my time being precious, said Miss Jenny then, 'I'll make myself scarce.
'Very thoroughly done, replied the gentleman, as he took his hat from her. 'You can go up to Mr Fledgeby as soon as you like, said the lady, moving haughtily away. 'Oh! And you can take these three pieces of stick with you, added the gentleman politely, 'and say, if you please, that they come from Mr Alfred Lammle, with his compliments on leaving England. Mr Alfred Lammle.
Riah shook his head, and Fledgeby cast his small eyes down the list. They presently began to twinkle, and he no sooner became conscious of their twinkling, than he looked up over his shoulder at the grave face above him, and moved to the chimney-piece.
The old man, with an apologetic action of his head and hands, as not comprehending the master's meaning, addressed to him a look of mute inquiry. 'You can't be a gallivanting dodger, said Fledgeby. 'For you're a "regular pity the sorrows", you know if you DO know any Christian rhyme "whose trembling limbs have borne him to" et cetrer.
This figure of speech seemed rather mysterious to Fascination Fledgeby, who said, 'There's a what in his eh? 'Alfred, dear Mr Fledgeby, discussed with me this very morning before he went out, some prospects he has, which might entirely change the aspect of his present troubles. 'Really? said Fledgeby. 'O yes! Here Mrs Lammle brought her handkerchief into play.