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A New Lodger

           "Nothalfanhour.Iamonlywaitingheretilltheenemygoes,returnsMr.Guppy,buttinginwardwithhishead."Whatenemy?""Anewone.Goingtobearticled.Willyouwait?""Canyougiveafellowanythingtoreadinthemeantime?"saysMr.Jobling.Smallweedsuggeststhelawlist.ButMr.Joblingdeclareswithmuchearnestnessthathe"can’tstandit.""Youshallhavethepaper,"saysMr.Guppy."Heshallbringitdown.Butyouhadbetternotbeseenabouthere.Sitonourstaircaseandread.It’saquietplace."Joblingnodsintelligenceandacquiescence.ThesagaciousSmallweedsupplieshimwiththenewspaperandoccasionallydropshiseyeuponhimfromthelandingasaprecautionagainsthisbecomingdisgustedwithwaitingandmakinganuntimelydeparture.Atlasttheenemyretreats,andthenSmallweedfetchesMr.Joblingup."Well,andhowareyou?"saysMr.Guppy,shakinghandswithhim."So,so.Howareyou?"Mr.Guppyreplyingthatheisnotmuchtoboastof,Mr.Joblingventuresonthequestion,"HowisSHE?"ThisMr.Guppyresentsasaliberty,retorting,"Jobling,thereAREchordsinthehumanmind"Joblingbegspardon."Anysubjectbutthat!"saysMr.Guppywithagloomyenjoymentofhisinjury."ForthereAREchords,Jobling"Mr.Joblingbegspardonagain.Duringthisshortcolloquy,theactiveSmallweed,whoisofthedinnerparty,haswritteninlegalcharactersonaslipofpaper,"Returnimmediately."Thisnotificationtoallwhomitmayconcern,heinsertsintheletter-box,andthenputtingonthetallhatattheangleofinclinationatwhichMr.

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