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They ain't Pills, or Hair-Washes, or Invigorating Nervous Essences, to be puffed in that way! Having delivered himself of these remarks, Mr Boffin took a trot, according to his usual custom, and trotted back to the spot from which he had started. 'As to the letter, Rokesmith, said Mr Boffin, 'you're as right as a trivet.
Bella had closely attended to this short dialogue. Accompanying Mrs Boffin to the gate, she as closely watched what followed. 'How are you, sir, how are you? said Mr Boffin. 'This is Mrs Boffin. Mr Rokesmith, that I told you of; my dear. She gave him good day, and he bestirred himself and helped her to her seat, and the like, with a ready hand.
He returned no answer. Mr Boffin, after eyeing him with a comical look of discomfited curiosity, was fain to begin afresh. 'This Rokesmith is a needy young man that I take for my Secretary out of the open street. This Rokesmith gets acquainted with my affairs, and gets to know that I mean to settle a sum of money on this young lady.
'Mr Rokesmith goes with us? he said, hesitating, with a look towards the door. 'Oh, I forgot! replied Bella. 'His best compliments. His face is swollen to the size of two faces, and he is to go to bed directly, poor fellow, to wait for the doctor, who is coming to lance him.
Miss Wilfer had remained at home, in consequence of not feeling very well, and had inquired in the evening if Mr Rokesmith were in his room. 'Make my compliments to Miss Wilfer, and say I am here now. Miss Wilfer's compliments came down in return, and, if it were not too much trouble, would Mr Rokesmith be so kind as to come up before he went?
But, not for long. He soon looked up, saying in a sprightly tone: 'And now, my dear child, if you think you can entertain John Rokesmith for a minute and a half, I'll run over to the Dairy, and fetch HIM a cottage loaf and a drink of milk, that we may all have tea together.
Mr Lightwood will find that he is quite justified in taking leave of me here. At all events, added Rokesmith, 'he will find that I mean to take leave of him here. 'I think, sir, said Lightwood, 'you can scarcely deny that when I came to your house on the occasion to which you have referred, you avoided me of a set purpose.
'I am as wise as ever, said Miss Bella, loftily, 'for I don't know what a Secretary is. Not that it signifies. 'Not at all. A covert glance at her face, as he walked beside her, showed him that she had not expected his ready assent to that proposition. 'Then are you going to be always there, Mr Rokesmith? she inquired, as if that would be a drawback. 'Always? No. Very much there? Yes.
Or perhaps, Mr Inspector hinted, 'if the lady was to step up-stairs, and take a look at baby now! 'Mrs Rokesmith, her husband was beginning; when Mr Inspector, regarding the words as an introduction, said, 'Happy I am sure, to have the honour. And bowed, with gallantry.
There was an engaging shyness in Bella, coupled with an engaging tenderness of love and confidence and pride, in thus first calling him by name, which made it quite excusable in John Rokesmith to do what he did. What he did was, once more to give her the appearance of vanishing as aforesaid.
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