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"In an accumulation of Ignominy, Want, Despair, and Madness, I entered the office or, as our lively neighbour the Gaul would term it, the Bureau of the Firm, nominally conducted under the appellation of Wickfield and HEEP, but in reality, wielded by HEEP alone. HEEP, and only HEEP, is the mainspring of that machine. HEEP, and only HEEP, is the Forger and the Cheat."
'We have perfect confidence in you, Mr. Micawber, said I, 'and will do what you please. 'Mr. Copperfield, returned Mr. Micawber, 'your confidence is not, at the existing juncture, ill-bestowed. I would beg to be allowed a start of five minutes by the clock; and then to receive the present company, inquiring for Miss Wickfield, at the office of Wickfield and Heep, whose Stipendiary I am.
The wonder is, that it isn't much worse! I only called to say that if there was anything we could do, in present circumstances, mother or self, or Wickfield and Heep, we should be really glad. I may go so far? said Uriah, with a sickly smile at his partner. 'Uriah Heep, said Mr. Wickfield, in a monotonous forced way, 'is active in the business, Trotwood. What he says, I quite concur in.
Agnes laughed again at her own penetration, and told me that if I were faithful to her in my confidence she thought she should keep a little register of my violent attachments, with the date, duration, and termination of each, like the table of the reigns of the kings and queens, in the History of England. Then she asked me if I had seen Uriah. 'Uriah Heep? said I. 'No. Is he in London?
He gave this proceeding, throughout, the appearance of having originated in Mr. W.'s own dishonest intention, and of having been accomplished by Mr. W.'s own dishonest act; and has used it, ever since, to torture and constrain him." 'You shall prove this, you Copperfield! said Uriah, with a threatening shake of the head. 'All in good time! 'Ask HEEP Mr.
Heep 'does not require that cultivation which, without his knowledge of men and things, it would require, still it is a rich soil teeming with latent vegetation in short, said Mr. Micawber, smiling, in another burst of confidence, 'it is an intellect capable of getting up the classics to any extent.
If men try to get away from the arguments of women by saving, "But suppose we have nothing in our theory of government which requires us to grant your demand?" then women can answer, as the straightforward Traddles answered Uriah Heep, "But you have, you know: therefore, if you please, we won't suppose any such thing."
It is my intention, my dear Copperfield, to educate my son for the Church; I will not deny that I should be happy, on his account, to attain to eminence. 'For the Church? said I, still pondering, between whiles, on Uriah Heep. 'Yes, said Mr. Micawber. 'He has a remarkable head-voice, and will commence as a chorister.
"It does have one advantage, though. It'll heep animals away, so that's one thing we won't have to worry about." "I can certainly understand that," Tarlac said dryly. "I'd certainly keep my distance from a prospective dinner that smelled this bad." Dave managed a slight smile. "So would I, actually. Especially since it's probably the only thing that'll keep away any owner of a cave this nice."
Copperfield, I'm sure you know that he was always very umble, sir! It was singular to see how the mother still held to the old trick, when the son had abandoned it as useless. 'Mother, he said, with an impatient bite at the handkerchief in which his hand was wrapped, 'you had better take and fire a loaded gun at me. 'But I love you, Ury, cried Mrs. Heep.
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