Холодный дом

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           Notonhisownaccount(Iwasagainawareofthatperplexingandextraordinarycontradiction),butonours,asifpersonalconsiderationswereimpossiblewithhimandthecontemplationofourhappinessaloneaffectedhim.Richard,beggingme,forthegreatergraceofthetransaction,ashesaid,tosettlewithCoavinses(asMr.Skimpolenowjocularlycalledhim),Icountedoutthemoneyandreceivedthenecessaryacknowledgment.This,too,delightedMr.Skimpole.HiscomplimentsweresodelicatelyadministeredthatIblushedlessthanImighthavedoneandsettledwiththestrangerinthewhitecoatwithoutmakinganymistakes.Heputthemoneyinhispocketandshortlysaid,"Well,then,I’llwishyouagoodevening,miss."Myfriend,"saidMr.Skimpole,standingwithhisbacktothefireaftergivingupthesketchwhenitwashalffinished,"Ishouldliketoaskyousomething,withoutoffence."Ithinkthereplywas,"Cutaway,then!""Didyouknowthismorning,now,thatyouwerecomingoutonthiserrand?"saidMr.Skimpole."Know’dityes’dayaft’noonattea-time,"saidCoavinses."Itdidn’taffectyourappetite?Didn’tmakeyouatalluneasy?""Notabit,"saidCoavinses."Iknow’difyouwosmissedto-day,youwouldn’tbemissedto-morrow.Adaymakesnosuchodds.""Butwhenyoucamedownhere,"proceededMr.Skimpole,"itwasafineday.Thesunwasshining,thewindwasblowing,thelightsandshadowswerepassingacrossthefields,thebirdsweresinging.""Nobodysaidtheywarn’t,inMYhearing,"returnedCoavinses."No,"observedMr.Skimpole.

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