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They may be in any house she sees, they may be in any churchyard she passes, she may run against 'em in any street, she may make chance acquaintance of 'em at any time; and never know it. She knows nothing about 'em. She knows nothing about any relative whatever. Never did. Never will. 'Mr Casby could enlighten her, perhaps? 'May be, said Pancks. 'I expect so, but don't know.
'Pray, sir,'demanded Clennam, anxiously, 'is Miss Wade gone? 'Miss ? Oh, you call her Wade, returned Mr Casby. 'Highly proper. Arthur quickly returned, 'What do you call her? 'Wade, said Mr Casby. 'Oh, always Wade.
Philanthropists of both sexes had asked who he was, and on being informed, 'Old Christopher Casby, formerly Town-agent to Lord Decimus Tite Barnacle, had cried in a rapture of disappointment, 'Oh! why, with that head, is he not a benefactor to his species!
Clennam saw now, that he had as much hope of getting assistance out of the Portrait as out of the Patriarch; but he said nevertheless: 'Mr Casby, could you, for the satisfaction of the friends I have mentioned, and under any obligation of secrecy that you may consider it your duty to impose, give me any information at all touching Miss Wade?
'My mother is alone, I suppose? 'Not alone, said Mr Flintwinch. 'Mr Casby and his daughter are with her. They came in while I was smoking, and I stayed behind to have my smoke out. This was the second disappointment. Arthur made no remark upon it, and repaired to his mother's room, where Mr Casby and Flora had been taking tea, anchovy paste, and hot buttered toast.
'Have I the pleasure, sir, he proceeded 'take a chair, if you please have I the pleasure of knowing ? Ah! truly, yes, I think I have! I believe I am not mistaken in supposing that I am acquainted with those features? I think I address a gentleman of whose return to this country I was informed by Mr Flintwinch? 'That is your present visitor. 'Really! Mr Clennam? 'No other, Mr Casby.
Arthur Clennam moved to attract his attention, and the grey eyebrows turned towards him. 'I beg your pardon, said Clennam, 'I fear you did not hear me announced? 'No, sir, I did not. Did you wish to see me, sir? 'I wished to pay my respects. Mr Casby seemed a feather's weight disappointed by the last words, having perhaps prepared himself for the visitor's wishing to pay something else.
There were several small assemblages of the Bleeding Hearts at the popular points of meeting in the Yard that night, among whom it was universally agreed that Mr Pancks was a hard man to have to do with; and that it was much to be regretted, so it was, that a gentleman like Mr Casby should put his rents in his hands, and never know him in his true light.
The return of Mr Casby with his daughter Flora, put an end to these meditations. Clennam's eyes no sooner fell upon the subject of his old passion than it shivered and broke to pieces. Most men will be found sufficiently true to themselves to be true to an old idea.
This will supply the rest of them here with something new to talk about. Casby, Arthur tells me 'Stay, mother! Stay, stay! He interrupted her hastily, for it had not entered his imagination that she would openly proclaim what he had told her. 'What now? she said with displeasure. 'What more? 'I beg you to excuse me, Mr Casby and you, too, Mrs Finching for one other moment with my mother
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