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Signs and Tokens

           HisgentlenesswasnaturaltohimandwouldhaveshownitselfabundantlyevenwithoutAda’sinfluence;butwithit,hebecameoneofthemostwinningofcompanions,alwayssoreadytobeinterestedandalwayssohappy,sanguine,andlight-hearted.IamsurethatI,sittingwiththem,andwalkingwiththem,andtalkingwiththem,andnoticingfromdaytodayhowtheywenton,fallingdeeperanddeeperinlove,andsayingnothingaboutit,andeachshylythinkingthatthislovewasthegreatestofsecrets,perhapsnotyetsuspectedevenbytheotherIamsurethatIwasscarcelylessenchantedthantheywereandscarcelylesspleasedwiththeprettydream.Weweregoingoninthisway,whenonemorningatbreakfastMr.Jarndycereceivedaletter,andlookingatthesuperscription,said,"FromBoythorn?Aye,aye!"andopenedandreaditwithevidentpleasure,announcingtousinaparenthesiswhenhewasabouthalf-waythrough,thatBoythornwas"comingdown"onavisit.NowwhowasBoythorn,weallthought.AndIdaresayweallthoughttooIamsureIdid,foronewouldBoythornatallinterferewithwhatwasgoingforward?"Iwenttoschoolwiththisfellow,LawrenceBoythorn,"saidMr.Jarndyce,tappingtheletterashelaiditonthetable,"morethanfiveandfortyyearsago.Hewasthenthemostimpetuousboyintheworld,andheisnowthemostimpetuousman.Hewasthentheloudestboyintheworld,andheisnowtheloudestman.Hewasthentheheartiestandsturdiestboyintheworld,andheisnowtheheartiestandsturdiestman.Heisatremendousfellow.""Instature,sir?"askedRichard.

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