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What with the voices there, and her sweet voice, when they come near Mr Dombey's house, and Mr Toots must leave her, he is so enslaved that he has not a scrap of free-will left; when she gives him her hand at parting, he cannot let it go. 'Miss Dombey, I beg your pardon, says Mr Toots, in a sad fluster, 'but if you would allow me to to
Mr Toots replies by launching wildly out into Miss Dombey's praises, and by insinuations that sometimes he thinks he should like to blow his brains out. Mr Feeder strongly urges that it would be a rash attempt, and shows him, as a reconcilement to existence, Cornelia's portrait, spectacles and all.
'This is the way indeed to be Dombey and Son, and have money. You are almost a man already. 'Almost, returned the child. Even his childish agitation could not master the sly and quaint yet touching look, with which he accompanied the reply. It brought a vague expression of dissatisfaction into Mr Dombey's face; but the door being opened, it was quickly gone.
'It removes a mountain from my breast. May I hope you know how the neglect originated; in what an amiable phase of Mr Dombey's pride character I mean? 'You may pass that by, Sir, she returned, 'and come the sooner to the end of what you have to say. 'Indeed, I am sensible, Madam, replied Carker, 'trust me, I am deeply sensible, that Mr Dombey can require no justification in anything to you.
The recital really was interesting and entirely outside the priggishness of Science, but it was marred in consecutiveness and simplicity by Mrs. Rossiter's interruptions. "Michael dear, Lady Dombey's cup!" Or: "Mike, could you cut that cake and hand it round?"
Upon the next day, therefore, Mr Toots, putting into requisition some of the greatest marvels that Burgess and Co. had ever turned out, went off to Mr Dombey's upon this design. But his heart failed him so much as he approached the scene of action, that, although he arrived on the ground at three o'clock in the afternoon, it was six before he knocked at the door.
Going along the passage, with the mingled consciousness and helplessness of a dream, he heard Mr Dombey's door shut again, as Mr Carker came out: and immediately afterwards that gentleman called to him. 'Bring your friend Mr Carker the Junior to my room, Sir, if you please.
'And Dombey's anxiety for his arrival, Ma'am, is to be referred take J. B.'s word for this; for Joe is devilish sly' the Major tapped his nose, and screwed up one of his eyes tight: which did not enhance his native beauty 'to his desire that what is in the wind should become known to him' without Dombey's telling and consulting him. For Dombey is as proud, Ma'am, said the Major, 'as Lucifer.
'You're a barbarous being, replied the lady, 'and my hand's destroyed. You are fond of music, Mr Dombey? 'Eminently so, was Mr Dombey's answer. 'Yes. It's very nice, said Cleopatra, looking at her cards. 'So much heart in it undeveloped recollections of a previous state of existence' and all that which is so truly charming.
Someone spoke to him, and he replied and seemed surprised; and after a few words, the two approached together. 'Harriet, said her brother, lighting in their late visitor, and speaking in a low voice, 'Mr Morfin the gentleman so long in Dombey's House with James. His sister started back, as if a ghost had entered.
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