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Chapter 33. Mrs Merdle’s Complaint

           Idon’twantyoutotakeanytroubleuponyourself,ortotrytobefascinating.Isimplyrequestyoutocareaboutnothing—orseemtocareaboutnothing—aseverybodyelsedoes.’

           ‘DoIeversayIcareaboutanything?’askedMrMerdle.

           ‘Say?No!Nobodywouldattendtoyouifyoudid.Butyoushowit.’

           ‘Showwhat?WhatdoIshow?’demandedMrMerdlehurriedly.

           ‘Ihavealreadytoldyou.Youshowthatyoucarryyourbusinesscaresanprojectsabout,insteadofleavingthemintheCity,orwhereverelsetheybelongto,’saidMrsMerdle.‘Orseemingto.Seemingwouldbequiteenough:Iasknomore.Whereasyoucouldn’tbemoreoccupiedwithyourday’scalculationsandcombinationsthanyouhabituallyshowyourselftobe,ifyouwereacarpenter.’

           ‘Acarpenter!’repeatedMrMerdle,checkingsomethinglikeagroan.‘Ishouldn’tsomuchmindbeingacarpenter,MrsMerdle.’

           ‘Andmycomplaintis,’pursuedthelady,disregardingthelowremark,‘thatitisnotthetoneofSociety,andthatyououghttocorrectit,MrMerdle.Ifyouhaveanydoubtofmyjudgment,askevenEdmundSparkler.’Thedooroftheroomhadopened,andMrsMerdlenowsurveyedtheheadofhersonthroughherglass.‘Edmund;wewantyouhere.’

           MrSparkler,whohadmerelyputinhisheadandlookedroundtheroomwithoutentering(asifheweresearchingthehouseforthatyoungladywithnononsenseabouther),uponthisfolloweduphisheadwithhisbody,andstoodbeforethem.Towhom,inafeweasywordsadaptedtohiscapacity,MrsMerdlestatedthequestionatissue.

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