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'Then, Mr. Tudor, I must trouble you to copy these papers for me at once. They are wanted immediately for Sir Gregory Hardlines. It was quite clear that Mr. Oldeschole was very much in earnest about the job, and that he was rejoiced to find that he still had one clerk to aid him. Charley sat down and did the required work.
Snape was standing up at his desk, and the first word which greeted Charley's ears was an intimation from that gentleman that Mr. Oldeschole had desired that Mr. Tudor, when he arrived, should be instructed to attend in the board-room. 'Very well, said Charley, in a tone of great indifference, 'with all my heart; I rather like seeing Oldeschole now and then.
The maid who came to sweep the room was thoroughly amazed, and knew that something must be wrong. Just as he was about to move, Mr. Oldeschole came bustling into the room. 'Where is Corkscrew? said he. 'Gone, said Charley. 'And Scatterall? asked Oldeschole. 'Gone, sir, said Charley. 'And Mr. Snape? said the Secretary. 'Oh, he is gone, of course, said Charley, taking his revenge at last.
Snape, or gathering of rank weeds in the form of Mr. Corkscrew; nothing of the kind had been attempted. No the disease had gone too far either for phlebotomy, purging, or cautery. The Internal Navigation had ceased to exist! Its demise had been in this wise. It may be remembered that some time since Mr. Oldeschole had mentioned in the hearing of Mr. Snape that things were going wrong.
'We are getting a bad name, whether we deserve it or not, said Mr. Oldeschole. 'That fellow Hardlines has put us into his blue- book, and now there's an article in the Times! Just at this moment, a messenger brought in to Mr. Snape the unfortunate letter of which we have given a copy. 'What's that? said Mr. Oldeschole. 'A note from Mr. Corkscrew, sir, said Snape.
Snape and Dick Scatterall became quite confidential. 'I knew it was going to happen, said Mr. Snape to him. 'Indeed, Mr. Oldeschole has been consulting us about it for some time; but I must own I did not think it would be so sudden; I must own that. 'If you knew it was coming, said Corkscrew, 'why didn't you tell a chap? 'I was not at liberty, said Mr. Snape, looking very wise.
'As I am to tear myself away from you, Mr. Snape, it is better that I should hand over these valuable documents to your safe keeping. There they are, Mr. Snape; pray see that you have got them all; and so saying, he left the room to attend to the high behests of Mr. Oldeschole. As he went along the passages he met Verax Corkscrew returning from his interview.
Fortune on this occasion was blind to the merits of Mr. Corkscrew, and threw him over most unmercifully. It so happened that Mr. Snape had been summoned to an evening conference with Mr. Oldeschole and the other pundits of the office, to discuss with them, or rather to hear discussed, some measure which they began to think it necessary to introduce, for amending the discipline of the department.
Oldeschole began to set his house in order, hopelessly; for any such effort the time was gone by. It was too late for the office to be so done by, and too late for Mr. Oldeschole to do it. He had no aptitude for new styles and modern improvements; he could not understand Sir Gregory's code of rules, and was dumbfounded by the Civil Service requisitions that were made upon him from time to time.
He would almost rather have given her a written promise to marry her barmaid, than have suffered her to remain there till Mr. Oldeschole should return and see her there again. So Mrs.
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