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Miss Blimber presented exactly the appearance she had presented yesterday, except that she wore a shawl. Her little light curls were as crisp as ever, and she had already her spectacles on, which made Paul wonder whether she went to bed in them. She had a cool little sitting-room of her own up there, with some books in it, and no fire But Miss Blimber was never cold, and never sleepy.
Then Miss Blimber said to Dombey that dinner would be ready in a quarter of an hour, and perhaps he had better go into the school-room among his "friends." So Dombey opened the school-room door a very little way and strayed in like a lost boy. His "friends," were all dispersed about the room.
Another and a deeper injury under which the soul of young Barnet chafed, was the company of Dr and Mrs Blimber, who had been invited on a visit to the paternal roof-tree, and of whom the young gentleman often said he would have preferred their passing the vacation at Jericho. 'Is there anybody you can suggest now, Doctor Blimber? said Sir Barnet Skettles, turning to that gentleman.
'I think I do, Ma'am, said Paul. 'This analysis, you see, Dombey, Miss Blimber continued, 'is going to be sent home to your respected parent. It will naturally be very painful to him to find that you are singular in your character and conduct. It is naturally painful to us; for we can't like you, you know, Dombey, as well as we could wish. She touched the child upon a tender point.
It may appear remarkable, Mr Dombey, in one who is a wife the wife of such a husband 'Hush, hush, said Doctor Blimber. 'Fie for shame. 'Mr Dombey will forgive the partiality of a wife, said Mrs Blimber, with an engaging smile. Mr Dombey answered 'Not at all: applying those words, it is to be presumed, to the partiality, and not to the forgiveness.
Mr Toots, emancipated from the Blimber thraldom and coming into the possession of a certain portion of his worldly wealth, 'which, as he had been wont, during his last half-year's probation, to communicate to Mr Feeder every evening as a new discovery, 'the executors couldn't keep him out of' had applied himself with great diligence, to the science of Life.
Paul was glad of that came over from beside the music-book of the gentleman who played the harp, and took leave of him quite as heartily as anybody in the room. 'Good-bye, Doctor Blimber, said Paul, stretching out his hand. 'Good-bye, my little friend, returned the Doctor. 'I'm very much obliged to you, Sir, said Paul, looking innocently up into his awful face.
'Mrs Pipchin, said Mr Dombey, wheeling round, 'will, with your permission, Doctor and Mrs Blimber, visit Paul now and then. 'Whenever Mrs Pipchin pleases, observed the Doctor. 'Always happy to see her, said Mrs Blimber. 'I think, said Mr Dombey, 'I have given all the trouble I need, and may take my leave. Paul, my child, he went close to him, as he sat upon the table. 'Good-bye.
A most ruinous state of things for a morbid, spoilt girl like Rose," said Mrs. Jane, severely. She had never forgiven the old ladies for yielding to Rose's pathetic petition that she might wait her guardian's arrival before beginning another term at the school, which was a regular Blimber hot-bed, and turned out many a feminine Toots.
When Paul was dressed which was very soon done, for he felt unwell and drowsy, and was not able to stand about it very long he went down into the drawing-room; where he found Doctor Blimber pacing up and down the room full dressed, but with a dignified and unconcerned demeanour, as if he thought it barely possible that one or two people might drop in by and by.
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