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'Confound the woman! said Charley to himself; 'what on earth shall I do with her? Mr. Oldeschole's door opened, and out of it came Mr. Oldeschole, and Mr. Snape following him. What means the clerk had used to bring forth the Secretary need not now be inquired. Forth they both came, and passed along the passage, brushing close by Charley and Mrs. Davis; Mr.
Snape complained of him, how the office books told against him, how the clerks talked, and all Somerset House made stories of his grotesque iniquities. With penitential air Charley listened and promised. Mr. Oldeschole promised also that bygones should be bygones. 'I wonder whether the old cock would lend me a five-pound note! I dare say he would, said Charley to himself, as he left the office.
Oldeschole at last declared, with some indignation in his tone, that he had been there for forty years and knew well that the office was very useful; but that he would not undertake to define its exact use. 'Thank you, thank you, Mr. Oldeschole that will do, I think, said the very spruce-looking new gentleman out of his shirt-collars.
The assurance made to him on his first visit to the office by Mr. Secretary Oldeschole, that the Internal Navigation was a place of herculean labours, had long before this time become matter to him of delightful ridicule.
In these days there was a kind of prescience at the Internal Navigation that something special was going to be done with them. Mr. Oldeschole said nothing openly; but it may be presumed that he did whisper somewhat to those of the seniors around him in whom he most confided.
On any other day he would greatly have disliked such a summons, but now he did not care much about it. He made the copies, however, as quickly as he could, and then took them in to Mr. Oldeschole. The worthy Secretary rewarded him by a lecture; a lecture, however, which, as Charley well understood, was intended all in kindness. He told him how Mr.
Bills arrived there requiring payment; and worse than this, letters also came through Sir Gilbert de Salop from Mr. Oldeschole, the Secretary, saying that young Tudor was disgracing the office, and lowering the high character of the Internal Navigation; and that he must be removed, unless he could be induced to alter his line of life, &c.
Oldeschole to attend upon her for the rest of the day perhaps you would like to ask him. And so saying he went off to his appointment with Mr. M'Ruen at the 'Banks of Jordan.
Charley was rather a favourite with Mr. Oldeschole, having been appointed by himself at the instance of Mr. Oldeschole's great friend, Sir Gilbert de Salop; and he was, moreover, the best- looking of the whole lot of navvies; but he was no favourite with Mr. Snape. 'Poor Screwy it will be all up with him, said Charley. 'He might just as well have gone on with his party and had his fun out.
'He's the worst of the whole lot, said Mr. Oldeschole. 'He is very bad, said Snape; 'but I rather think that perhaps, sir, Mr. Tudor is the worst of all. 'Well, I don't know, said the Secretary, muttering sotto voce to the Under-Secretary, while Mr. Snape read the letter 'Tudor, at any rate, is a gentleman. Mr. Snape read the letter, and his face grew very long.
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