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'Have you settled, asked Rosa, appealing to them both, 'what is to be done for Helena and her brother? 'Why really, said Mr. Crisparkle, 'I am in great perplexity. If even Mr. Grewgious, whose head is much longer than mine, and who is a whole night's cogitation in advance of me, is undecided, what must I be!
Crisparkle, 'that in my desire to clear one man I should lightly criminate another! I accuse no one, 'Tcha! ejaculated Mr. Honeythunder with great disgust; for this was by no means the principle on which the Philanthropic Brotherhood usually proceeded. 'And, sir, you are not a disinterested witness, we must bear in mind. 'How am I an interested one? inquired Mr.
They admitted that they had thought it discreet to be silent, and that the struggle had taken place. And yet the very men who had seen it looked darkly at the smears which the bright cold air had already dried. 'We must return, Neville, said Mr. Crisparkle; 'of course you will be glad to come back to clear yourself? 'Of course, sir. 'Mr.
'And to finish with, sir: I have been brought up among abject and servile dependents, of an inferior race, and I may easily have contracted some affinity with them. Sometimes, I don't know but that it may be a drop of what is tigerish in their blood. 'As in the case of that remark just now, thought Mr. Crisparkle. Each time she dressed as a boy, and showed the daring of a man.
Crisparkle again resumed, in a tone of mild though firm persuasion, 'is not this to be regretted, and ought it not to be amended? These are early days of Neville's in Cloisterham, and I have no fear of his outliving such a prejudice, and proving himself to have been misunderstood. But how much wiser to take action at once, than to trust to uncertain time!
'P.S. Love to Miss Pussy at the next music-lesson. 'You expect Mr. Neville, then? said Mr. Crisparkle. 'I count upon his coming, said Mr. Jasper.
'The young lady of whom you speak is, as you know, Mr. Neville, shortly to be married, said Mr. Crisparkle, gravely; 'therefore your admiration, if it be of that special nature which you seem to indicate, is outrageously misplaced. Moreover, it is monstrous that you should take upon yourself to be the young lady's champion against her chosen husband. Besides, you have seen them only once.
But the gush of philanthropy that burst forth when the departure of Mr. Honeythunder began to impend, must have been highly gratifying to the feelings of that distinguished man. His coffee was produced, by the special activity of Mr. Tope, a full hour before he wanted it. Mr. Crisparkle sat with his watch in his hand for about the same period, lest he should overstay his time.
I expected to see you older, sir. 'I hope you will, was the good-humoured reply. 'Eh? demanded Mr. Honeythunder. 'Only a poor little joke. Not worth repeating. 'Joke? Ay; I never see a joke, Mr. Honeythunder frowningly retorted. 'A joke is wasted upon me, sir. Where are they? Helena and Neville, come here! Mr. Crisparkle has come down to meet you.
Crisparkle, not to him: 'It is so. After a short pause, she answered the slightest look of inquiry conceivable, in her brother's eyes, with as slight an affirmative bend of her own head; and he went on: 'I have never yet had the courage to say to you, sir, what in full openness I ought to have said when you first talked with me on this subject.
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