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           Isaid,"Getupfromthatridiculouspositionimmediately,sir,oryouwillobligemetobreakmyimpliedpromiseandringthebell!""Hearmeout,miss!"saidMr.Guppy,foldinghishands."Icannotconsenttohearanotherword,sir,"Ireturned,"Unlessyougetupfromthecarpetdirectlyandgoandsitdownatthetableasyououghttodoifyouhaveanysenseatall."Helookedpiteously,butslowlyroseanddidso."Yetwhatamockeryitis,miss,"hesaidwithhishanduponhisheartandshakinghisheadatmeinamelancholymanneroverthetray,"tobestationedbehindfoodatsuchamoment.Thesoulrecoilsfromfoodatsuchamoment,miss.""Ibegyoutoconclude,"saidI;"youhaveaskedmetohearyouout,andIbegyoutoconclude.""Iwill,miss,"saidMr.Guppy."AsIloveandhonour,solikewiseIobey.WouldthatIcouldmaketheethesubjectofthatvowbeforetheshrine!""Thatisquiteimpossible,"saidI,"andentirelyoutofthequestion.""Iamaware,"saidMr.Guppy,leaningforwardoverthetrayandregardingme,asIagainstrangelyfelt,thoughmyeyeswerenotdirectedtohim,withhislateintentlook,"Iamawarethatinaworldlypointofview,accordingtoallappearances,myofferisapoorone.But,MissSummerson!Angel!No,don’tringIhavebeenbroughtupinasharpschoolandamaccustomedtoavarietyofgeneralpractice.Thoughayoungman,Ihaveferretedoutevidence,gotupcases,andseenlotsoflife.

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