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Wickfield and Heep

           Withalightenedheart,thoughwithaprofoundsenseoftheweightyimportanceofmytask,Idevotedthewholeafternoontothecompositionofthedraftofthisletter;forwhichgreatpurpose,Agnesrelinquishedherdesktome.ButfirstIwentdownstairstoseeMr.WickfieldandUriahHeep.

           IfoundUriahinpossessionofanew,plaster-smellingoffice,builtoutinthegarden;lookingextraordinarilymean,inthemidstofaquantityofbooksandpapers.Hereceivedmeinhisusualfawningway,andpretendednottohaveheardofmyarrivalfromMr.Micawber;apretenceItookthelibertyofdisbelieving.HeaccompaniedmeintoMr.Wickfield’sroom,whichwastheshadowofitsformerselfhavingbeendivestedofavarietyofconveniences,fortheaccommodationofthenewpartnerandstoodbeforethefire,warminghisback,andshavinghischinwithhisbonyhand,whileMr.WickfieldandIexchangedgreetings.

           ‘Youstaywithus,Trotwood,whileyouremaininCanterbury?’saidMr.Wickfield,notwithoutaglanceatUriahforhisapproval.

           ‘Isthereroomforme?’saidI.

           ‘Iamsure,MasterCopperfieldIshouldsayMister,buttheothercomessonatural,’saidUriah,‘Iwouldturnoutofyouroldroomwithpleasure,ifitwouldbeagreeable.’

           ‘No,no,’saidMr.Wickfield.‘Whyshouldyoubeinconvenienced?There’sanotherroom.There’sanotherroom.

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