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"I am far too common a man to be able to make any statement that could satisfy a mind cultivated as yours has been," said Smilash, "but I would 'umbly pint out to you that there is a boy yonder with a telegram trying to shove hisself through the 'iborn throng." "Miss Wilson!" cried the boy shrilly. She took the telegram; read it; and frowned.
Dorothea then removed herself, her pail, and her scrubbing-brushes to one side, as though inviting him to follow out his assignation without delay. "I ask yer pardon," said she, "Mr. Thomas, if I done wrong. But the young lady she seemed so anxious and aggrawated-like. No offence, sir, I 'umbly 'ope, and she guv' me 'alf-a-sovereign."
"When you've had a good look round and seen all you want to see " "I am Mr. Richardson," I interrupted; "and up to a few minutes ago I supposed myself to be the owner of this house. Here if you wish to assure yourself is my card." His face fell instantly, fell so completely and woefully that I could not help feeling sorry for him. "I beg pardon, sir most 'umbly, I do indeed.
Though I could almost have consigned her to the mercies of the wind on the topmost pinnacle of the Cathedral, without remorse, I made a virtue of necessity, and gave her a friendly salutation. 'I'm umbly thankful to you, sir, said Mrs. Heep, in acknowledgement of my inquiries concerning her health, 'but I'm only pretty well. I haven't much to boast of.
The fellow then fell on his knees, and got out, with less effort than before, 'I 'umbly ax yer pardon, sar, very 'umbly, indeed. 'I am satisfied, sir, I replied. 'I bear you no ill-will. 'Now go, said the Colonel; 'and in future, take your meals in the kitchen. I have none but gentlemen at my table. The fellow went. As soon as he had closed the door, the Colonel said to me,
If I could see my Uriah well settled in life, I couldn't expect much more I think. How do you think my Ury looking, sir? I thought him looking as villainous as ever, and I replied that I saw no change in him. 'Oh, don't you think he's changed? said Mrs. Heep. 'There I must umbly beg leave to differ from you. Don't you see a thinness in him? 'Not more than usual, I replied.
"Oh, it's only a shower," said Josephs, looking up cheerfully at the unbroken curtain of cloud. "It will clear up presently." "It ain't for a common man to set up his opinion again' a gentleman wot have profesh'nal knowledge of the heavens, as one may say," said the man, "but I would 'umbly offer to bet my umbrellar to his wideawake that it don't cease raining this side of seven o'clock."
'I didn't expect he'd cut up so rough, Master Copperfield, said Uriah. 'But it's nothing. I'll be friends with him tomorrow. It's for his good. I'm umbly anxious for his good. I gave him no answer, and went upstairs into the quiet room where Agnes had so often sat beside me at my books. Nobody came near me until late at night. I took up a book, and tried to read.
He put his hand upon my shoulder, as it had been his custom to do when I was quite a little fellow, but did not lift his grey head. 'As you didn't understand me, Master Copperfield, resumed Uriah in the same officious manner, 'I may take the liberty of umbly mentioning, being among friends, that I have called Doctor Strong's attention to the goings-on of Mrs. Strong.
I am greatly obliged, and I should like it of all things, I assure you; but I am far too umble. There are people enough to tread upon me in my lowly state, without my doing outrage to their feelings by possessing learning. Learning ain't for me. A person like myself had better not aspire. If he is to get on in life, he must get on umbly, Master Copperfield!
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