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Chapter 31. Spirit

           (‘Facultiesevidentlydecaying—oldmanrustsinthelifeheleads!’)

           Themoreofthesediscoveriesthathepersuadedhimselfhemadeinthepensioner,thebetterheappearedtolikehim;andwhenhegotoutofhischairafterteatobidthepensionergood-bye,onhisintimatingthathefeared,honouredsir,histimewasrunningout,hemadehimselflookaserectandstrongaspossible.

           ‘Wedon’tcallthisashilling,Nandy,youknow,’hesaid,puttingoneinhishand.‘Wecallittobacco.’

           ‘Honouredsir,Ithankyou.Itshallbuytobacco.MythanksanddutytoMissAmyandMissFanny.Iwishyougoodnight,MrClennam.’

           ‘Andmindyoudon’tforgetus,youknow,Nandy,’saidtheFather.‘Youmustcomeagain,mind,wheneveryouhaveanafternoon.Youmustnotcomeoutwithoutseeingus,orweshallbejealous.Goodnight,Nandy.Beverycarefulhowyoudescendthestairs,Nandy;theyareratherunevenandworn.’Withthathestoodonthelanding,watchingtheoldmandown:andwhenhecameintotheroomagain,said,withasolemnsatisfactiononhim,‘Amelancholysightthat,MrClennam,thoughonehastheconsolationofknowingthathedoesn’tfeelithimself.Thepooroldfellowisadismalwreck.Spiritbrokenandgone—pulverised—crushedoutofhim,sir,completely!’

           AsClennamhadapurposeinremaining,hesaidwhathecouldresponsivetothesesentiments,andstoodatthewindowwiththeirenunciator,whileMaggyandherLittleMotherwashedthetea-serviceandcleareditaway.

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