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           ForanythingIcantell,Imayhavecomeintotheworldexpresslyforthepurposeofincreasingyourstockofhappiness.Imayhavebeenborntobeabenefactortoyoubysometimesgivingyouanopportunityofassistingmeinmylittleperplexities.WhyshouldIregretmyincapacityfordetailsandworldlyaffairswhenitleadstosuchpleasantconsequences?Idon’tregretittherefore."Ofallhisplayfulspeeches(playful,yetalwaysfullymeaningwhattheyexpressed)noneseemedtobemoretothetasteofMr.Jarndycethanthis.Ihadoftennewtemptations,afterwards,towonderwhetheritwasreallysingular,oronlysingulartome,thathe,whowasprobablythemostgratefulofmankindupontheleastoccasion,shouldsodesiretoescapethegratitudeofothers.Wewereallenchanted.IfeltitameritedtributetotheengagingqualitiesofAdaandRichardthatMr.Skimpole,seeingthemforthefirsttime,shouldbesounreservedandshouldlayhimselfouttobesoexquisitelyagreeable.They(andespeciallyRichard)werenaturallypleased,forsimilarreasons,andconsidereditnocommonprivilegetobesofreelyconfidedinbysuchanattractiveman.Themorewelistened,themoregailyMr.Skimpoletalked.Andwhatwithhisfinehilariousmannerandhisengagingcandourandhisgenialwayoflightlytossinghisownweaknessesabout,asifhehadsaid,"Iamachild,youknow!Youaredesigningpeoplecomparedwithme"(hereallymademeconsidermyselfinthatlight)"butIamgayandinnocent;forgetyourworldlyartsandplaywithme!"theeffectwasabsolutelydazzling.

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