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Whether Clarice was to be informed or not, Mallinson should be allowed to judge. Fielding assured himself of the justice of his intention for the space of two days without putting it into execution, but on the third he chanced to meet Conway, and was given the information that Mallinson's inherited income amounted to a thousand pounds. The news decided him.
Drake coloured and replied quickly, 'You didn't let me finish. If he dislikes me, what made him talk about me as his friend to to the Le Mesuriers before I returned to England? 'Your name in print. You verged on well, notoriety. You may laugh, but that's the reason. Mallinson's always on the rack of other people's opinions judges himself by what he imagines to be their standard of him.
The extravagances of a lover's thoughts have often this much value: they disclose principles of his nature working at the formation of the man, and in Mallinson's case they betrayed his habit of drawing the energy for application from externals, and from no sacred fire within. He shut his door and worked for a month.
Through my field glasses I could see that he was licking his lower lip with his tongue. His shoulders were humped and his whole expression one of barely controlled glee. Then little Beale, who was Mallinson's partner, came up and spoke to him, and I saw Mallinson hug himself with delight as he explained the situation.
Fielding warmed to his new acquaintance. Whisky and potass helped them to discover common friends, about whom Fielding supplied information with a flavour of acid in his talk which commended him to Drake; it bit without malice. Mallinson's name was mentioned. 'You have read his autobiography? asked Fielding. 'No; but I have read his novel. 'That's what I mean.
His thoughts went back across the last ten years, and he remembered Mallinson's clamouring for a reputation; a name that had been the essential thing, no matter what the career in which it was to be won. Work he had classified according to the opportunities it afforded of public recognition; and his classification varied from day to day.
'I should have been inclined to agree with you, answered Fielding, 'but Drake dragged me round the square before lunch to question me about Mallinson. 'That makes for your view, certainly. What did you tell him? 'I painted the portrait which I thought he wanted, picked out Mallinson's vices in clear colours and added a few which occurred to me at the moment.
The latter couple were gazing about the house and apparently discussing the audience, at all events conversing with considerable animation. Drake commented upon their manner and drew the conventional inference. 'Oh dear, no! answered Conway energetically. 'Of course Mallinson's aim is apparent enough, poor fellow. A touch of scorn in the voice, which rang false, negatived the pity of the phrase.
Le Mesurier's voice, a consciousness of some thought in his daughter's mind which he would not openly acknowledge her to possess. The perception quickened Mallinson's conjecture into a positive conviction. There was evidently some fact about Drake, some incident perhaps in his life which brought him into relations with the Le Mesuriers, relations ignored by Drake, but known by Mr.
The crowd was beginning to grow excited at the interruption. Every one had guessed that something was wrong. All round the ring men were standing up, trying to make out what was going on. I drew my inferences from Mallinson's face, for when he turned round and strolled back to his wicket, he was wearing a broad smile.
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