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Mr Boffin eyed him as a dog might eye another dog who wanted his bone; and actually retorted with a low growl, as the dog might have retorted. 'Good-night, he said, after having sunk into a moody silence, with his hands clasped behind him, and his eyes suspiciously wandering about Wegg. 'No! stop there. I know the way out, and I want no light.
He gets to know about me and my property, and about this young lady, and her share in poor young John's story, and he puts this and that together, and he says to himself, "I'll get in with Boffin, and I'll get in with this young lady, and I'll work 'em both at the same time, and I'll bring my pigs to market somewhere." I hear him say it, bless you! I look at him, now, and I see him say it!
Consequently Mr Lightwood said, in his cool manner, 'Let me make you two known to one another, and further signified that Mr Wrayburn was counsel learned in the law, and that, partly in the way of business and partly in the way of pleasure, he had imparted to Mr Wrayburn some of the interesting facts of Mr Boffin's biography. 'Delighted, said Eugene though he didn't look so 'to know Mr Boffin.
'Because, Mr Boffin explained, 'you must know that I'm not particularly well acquainted with Our Mutual Friend, for I have only seen him once. You give a good account of him. Is he at home? 'Mr Rokesmith is at home, said Mrs Wilfer; 'indeed, pointing through the window, 'there he stands at the garden gate. Waiting for you, perhaps? 'Perhaps so, replied Mr Boffin. 'Saw me come in, maybe.
'Yes, said Mr Boffin, rubbing his ear in his old way, with that new touch of craftiness added to it. 'It has fetched a penny. It'll begin to be carted off to-morrow. 'Have you been out to take leave of your old friend, sir? asked Silas, jocosely. 'No, said Mr Boffin. 'What the devil put that in your head?
She stood sketching on the table-cloth, with her face clouded and set, and was silent. 'Because, said Alfred, 'I am disposed to be sentimental myself, on your appropriation of the jewels and the money, Mr Boffin. As our little Georgiana said, three five-pound notes are better than nothing, and if you sell a necklace you can buy things with the produce.
Mr Venus here being too milk and watery with you, I am the boy for you. 'I've been a-thinking, said Mr Boffin, in a tone of despondency, 'that I must keep the knowledge from my old lady. 'The knowledge of the diwision, d'ye mean? inquired Wegg, helping himself to a third Gum-Tickler for he had already taken a second. 'Yes.
'Mr Boffin, if I confess to you that I fell into a proposal of which you were the subject, and of which you oughtn't to have been the subject, you will allow me to mention, and will please take into favourable consideration, that I was in a crushed state of mind at the time.
John Rokesmith stared at him in his outburst, as if with some faint idea that he had gone mad. 'What is due to this young lady, said Mr Boffin, 'is Money, and this young lady right well knows it. 'You slander the young lady. 'YOU slander the young lady; you with your affections and hearts and trumpery, returned Mr Boffin. 'It's of a piece with the rest of your behaviour.
I only said to John, wouldn't it be more consistent, me going in for being a reg'lar brown bear respecting him, to go in as a reg'lar brown bear all round? 'Confess this minute, sir, said Bella, 'that you did it to correct and amend me! 'Certainly, my dear child, said Mr Boffin, 'I didn't do it to harm you; you may be sure of that. And I did hope it might just hint a caution.
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