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Chapter 23. Machinery in Motion

           

           ‘Connectedwiththisfirm?’askedClennam.

           ‘No,’saidPancks.

           ‘Withwhatthen,MrPancks?Thatistosay,assumingthatyouwantitofme.’

           ‘Yes,sir;yes,Iwantitofyou,’saidPancks,‘ifIcanpersuadeyoutofurnishit.A,B,C,D.DA,DE,DI,DO.Dictionaryorder.Dorrit.That’sthename,sir?’

           MrPancksblewoffhispeculiarnoiseagain,andfelltoathisright-handnails.Arthurlookedsearchinglyathim;hereturnedthelook.

           ‘Idon’tunderstandyou,MrPancks.’

           ‘That’sthenamethatIwanttoknowabout.’

           ‘Andwhatdoyouwanttoknow?’

           ‘Whateveryoucanandwilltellme.’ThiscomprehensivesummaryofhisdesireswasnotdischargedwithoutsomeheavylabouringonthepartofMrPancks’smachinery.

           ‘Thisisasingularvisit,MrPancks.Itstrikesmeasratherextraordinarythatyoushouldcome,withsuchanobject,tome.’

           ‘Itmaybeallextraordinarytogether,’returnedPancks.‘Itmaybeoutoftheordinarycourse,andyetbebusiness.Inshort,itisbusiness.Iamamanofbusiness.WhatbusinesshaveIinthispresentworld,excepttosticktobusiness?Nobusiness.’

           Withhisformerdoubtwhetherthisdryhardpersonagewerequiteinearnest,Clennamagainturnedhiseyesattentivelyuponhisface.Itwasasscrubbyanddingyasever,andaseagerandquickasever,andhecouldseenothinglurkinginitthatwasatallexpressiveofalatentmockerythathadseemedtostrikeuponhisearinthevoice.

           ‘Now,’saidPancks,‘toputthisbusinessonitsownfooting,it’snotmyproprietor’s.

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