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Chapter 7. Mostly, Prunes and Prism

           ‘Breadandcheese.Onemusteat!Socomealong,myBlandois.’

           MrDorritreceivedtheminthepresenceofhisdaughtersandofMrSparkler,whohappened,bysomesurprisingaccident,tobecallingthere.‘Howareyou,Sparkler?’saidGowancarelessly.‘Whenyouhavetolivebyyourmotherwit,oldboy,IhopeyoumaygetonbetterthanIdo.’

           MrDorritthenmentionedhisproposal.‘Sir,’saidGowan,laughing,afterreceivingitgracefullyenough,‘Iamnewtothetrade,andnotexpertatitsmysteries.IbelieveIoughttolookatyouinvariouslights,tellyouyouareacapitalsubject,andconsiderwhenIshallbesufficientlydisengagedtodevotemyselfwiththenecessaryenthusiasmtothefinepictureImeantomakeofyou.Iassureyou,’andhelaughedagain,‘Ifeelquiteatraitorinthecampofthosedear,gifted,good,noblefellows,mybrotherartists,bynotdoingthehocus-pocusbetter.ButIhavenotbeenbroughtuptoit,andit’stoolatetolearnit.Now,thefactis,Iamaverybadpainter,butnotmuchworsethanthegenerality.Ifyouaregoingtothrowawayahundredguineasorso,Iamaspoorasapoorrelationofgreatpeopleusuallyis,andIshallbeverymuchobligedtoyou,ifyou’llthrowthemawayuponme.I’lldothebestIcanforthemoney;andifthebestshouldbebad,whyeventhen,youmayprobablyhaveabadpicturewithasmallnametoit,insteadofabadpicturewithalargenametoit.’

           Thistone,thoughnotwhathehadexpected,onthewholesuitedMrDorritremarkablywell.

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