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Availing myself of this permission, which was given with a warm shake of the hand, I sat thinking about Dora, and looking at the sunlight stealing from the chimney-pots down the wall of the opposite house, until Mr. jorkins came. I then went up to Mr. jorkins's room, and evidently astonished Mr. jorkins very much by making my appearance there. 'Come in, Mr. Copperfield, said Mr. jorkins.
Up he came as silently as the midnight mouse upon a soft carpet up past the Jorkins apartments on the second floor; up stealthily by the Tinkletons' abode on the third; up past the fire-escape Italian garden of little Mrs.
Spenlow, by a great effort, just lifted his head far enough out of his cravat to shake it, and answered, anticipating the word 'salary': 'No. I will not say what consideration I might give to that point myself, Mr. Copperfield, if I were unfettered. Mr. Jorkins is immovable. I was quite dismayed by the idea of this terrible Jorkins.
My hopes were dashed in a moment, but I made another effort. 'Do you think, sir, said I, 'if I were to mention it to Mr. Jorkins Mr. Spenlow shook his head discouragingly. 'Heaven forbid, Copperfield, he replied, 'that I should do any man an injustice: still less, Mr. jorkins. But I know my partner, Copperfield. Mr. jorkins is not a man to respond to a proposition of this peculiar nature.
Spenlow came in, and then described what had passed; giving him to understand that I was not hopeless of his being able to soften the adamantine jorkins, if he would undertake the task. 'Copperfield, returned Mr. Spenlow, with a gracious smile, 'you have not known my partner, Mr. jorkins, as long as I have.
"And, Jorkins, you will station another man at the front entrance. Yesterday it was left unguarded, and a man had the audacity to address Mr. Ryder as he was getting out of his carriage. Last week a reporter tried to snapshot him. Mr. Ryder was furious. These things must not happen again, Jorkins. I shall hold you responsible." "Very good, sir." The butler bowed and went downstairs.
Jorkins was not by any means the awful creature one might have expected, but a large, mild, smooth-faced man of sixty, who took so much snuff that there was a tradition in the Commons that he lived principally on that stimulant, having little room in his system for any other article of diet. 'You have mentioned this to Mr.
"She's as pretty as a picture, that girl, but I should think a good wind would blow her away. I shouldn't want to have her drive me round." "Jorkins has sailed," said Mr. Hollowell, looking up from his paper. "The Planet reporter tried to interview him, but he played sick, said he was just going over and right back for a change.
Spenlow, I suppose? said Mr. jorkins; when he had heard me, very restlessly, to an end. I answered Yes, and told him that Mr. Spenlow had introduced his name. 'He said I should object? asked Mr. jorkins. I was obliged to admit that Mr. Spenlow had considered it probable. 'I am sorry to say, Mr. Copperfield, I can't advance your object, said Mr. jorkins, nervously.
The English secretary gave his employer's son a haughty stare, and then, without deigning to reply or even to glance at the newspaper, continued his instructions to the servant: "Here, Jorkins, get stamps for all these letters and see they are mailed at once. They are very important." "Very good, sir."
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