Холодный дом

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           Ihaveverylittlereasontobeproud,andIamnotproud.Ihope,"IthinkIadded,withoutverywellknowingwhatIsaid,"thatyouwillnowgoawayasifyouhadneverbeensoexceedinglyfoolishandattendtoMessrs.KengeandCarboy’sbusiness.""Halfaminute,miss!"criedMr.Guppy,checkingmeasIwasabouttoring."Thishasbeenwithoutprejudice?""Iwillnevermentionit,"saidI,"unlessyoushouldgivemefutureoccasiontodoso.""Aquarterofaminute,miss!Incaseyoushouldthinkbetteratanytime,howeverdistantTHAT’Snoconsequence,formyfeelingscanneveralterofanythingIhavesaid,particularlywhatmightInotdo,Mr.WilliamGuppy,eighty-seven,PentonPlace,orifremoved,ordead(ofblightedhopesoranythingofthatsort),careofMrs.Guppy,threehundredandtwo,OldStreetRoad,willbesufficient."Irangthebell,theservantcame,andMr.Guppy,layinghiswrittencarduponthetableandmakingadejectedbow,departed.Raisingmyeyesashewentout,Ioncemoresawhimlookingatmeafterhehadpassedthedoor.Isatthereforanotherhourormore,finishingmybooksandpaymentsandgettingthroughplentyofbusiness.ThenIarrangedmydesk,andputeverythingaway,andwassocomposedandcheerfulthatIthoughtIhadquitedismissedthisunexpectedincident.But,whenIwentupstairstomyownroom,Isurprisedmyselfbybeginningtolaughaboutitandthensurprisedmyselfstillmorebybeginningtocryaboutit

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