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Chapter 30. The Word of a Gentleman

           

           MrBlandois,inhismostgentlemanlymanner,wasafraidhehaddisturbedherbyunhappilypresentinghimselfatsuchanunconscionabletime.ForwhichhehadalreadyofferedhisbestapologiestoMr—hebeggedpardon—butbynamehadnotthedistinguishedhonour—

           ‘MrFlintwinchhasbeenconnectedwiththeHousemanyyears.’

           MrBlandoiswasMrFlintwinch’smostobedienthumbleservant.HeentreatedMrFlintwinchtoreceivetheassuranceofhisprofoundestconsideration.

           ‘Myhusbandbeingdead,’saidMrsClennam,‘andmysonpreferringanotherpursuit,ouroldHousehasnootherrepresentativeinthesedaysthanMrFlintwinch.’

           ‘Whatdoyoucallyourself?’wasthesurlydemandofthatgentleman.‘Youhavetheheadoftwomen.’

           ‘Mysexdisqualifiesme,’sheproceededwithmerelyaslightturnofhereyesinJeremiah’sdirection,‘fromtakingaresponsiblepartinthebusiness,evenifIhadtheability;andthereforeMrFlintwinchcombinesmyinterestwithhisown,andconductsit.Itisnotwhatitusedtobe;butsomeofouroldfriends(principallythewritersofthisletter)havethekindnessnottoforgetus,andweretainthepowerofdoingwhattheyentrusttousasefficientlyasweeverdid.Thishoweverisnotinterestingtoyou.YouareEnglish,sir?’

           ‘Faith,madam,no;IamneitherbornnorbredinEngland.Ineffect,Iamofnocountry,’saidMrBlandois,stretchingouthislegandsmitingit:‘Idescendfromhalf-a-dozencountries.’

           ‘Youhavebeenmuchabouttheworld?’

           ‘Itistrue.

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