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Wickfield, in bidding her good morning, address her as 'Mrs. Strong'; and I was wondering could she be Doctor Strong's son's wife, or could she be Mrs. Doctor Strong, when Doctor Strong himself unconsciously enlightened me. 'By the by, Wickfield, he said, stopping in a passage with his hand on my shoulder; 'you have not found any suitable provision for my wife's cousin yet? 'No, said Mr.
His friends might advise him, you know; now he is free. You yourself, Miss Wickfield Copperfield I 'I have considered it, Trotwood, said Agnes, looking to me, 'and I feel that it ought not to be, and must not be; even on the recommendation of a friend to whom I am so grateful, and owe so much. 'I will not say that I recommend it, observed Traddles. 'I think it right to suggest it. No more.
When we had dined, we went upstairs again, where everything went on exactly as on the previous day. Agnes set the glasses and decanters in the same corner, and Mr. Wickfield sat down to drink, and drank a good deal. Agnes played the piano to him, sat by him, and worked and talked, and played some games at dominoes with me.
"Oh, no, Master Copperfield," returned Uriah, shaking his head, "I am much too 'umble for that!" It must have been five or six years later, when I was in London, that Uriah recalled my prophecy to me. Agnes had noticed as I had noticed, long before this, a gradual alteration in Mr. Wickfield.
Markleham, with emphasis, and looking round upon us generally, from the time when my daughter and himself were children together, and walking about, arm-in-arm, the livelong day. Annie, thus addressed, made no reply. 'Do I gather from what you say, ma'am, that Mr. Maldon is ill? asked Mr. Wickfield. 'Ill! replied the Old Soldier. 'My dear sir, he's all sorts of things.
'I shall not see many more new faces in Trotwood's stead, Wickfield, said the Doctor, warming his hands; 'I am getting lazy, and want ease. I shall relinquish all my young people in another six months, and lead a quieter life. 'You have said so, any time these ten years, Doctor, Mr. Wickfield answered. 'But now I mean to do it, returned the Doctor.
Wickfield's business, one of these days, I said, to make myself agreeable; 'and it will be Wickfield and Heep, or Heep late Wickfield. 'Oh no, Master Copperfield, returned Uriah, shaking his head, 'I am much too umble for that!
But I remarked two things: first, that though Annie soon recovered her composure, and was quite herself, there was a blank between her and Mr. Wickfield which separated them wholly from each other; secondly, that Mr. Wickfield seemed to dislike the intimacy between her and Agnes, and to watch it with uneasiness. And now, I must confess, the recollection of what I had seen on that night when Mr.
But I know that when I saw her turn round, in the grave light of the old staircase, and wait for us above, I thought of that window; and I associated something of its tranquil brightness with Agnes Wickfield ever afterwards.
'Do you set a watch upon Miss Wickfield, and make her home no home, because of me? said I. 'Oh! Master Copperfield! Those are very arsh words, he replied. 'Put my meaning into any words you like, said I. 'You know what it is, Uriah, as well as I do. 'Oh no! You must put it into words, he said. 'Oh, really! I couldn't myself.
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