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A New Lodger

           Smallweedisdecidedlyofopinion"muchmoreso.""Ifanymanhadtoldme,"pursuesJobling,"evensolatelyaswhenyouandIhadthefriskdowninLincolnshire,Guppy,anddroveovertoseethathouseatCastleWold"Mr.SmallweedcorrectshimChesneyWold."ChesneyWold.(Ithankmyhonourablefriendforthatcheer.)IfanymanhadtoldmethenthatIshouldbeashardupatthepresenttimeasIliterallyfindmyself,Ishouldhavewell,Ishouldhavepitchedintohim,"saysMr.Jobling,takingalittlerum-and-waterwithanairofdesperateresignation;"Ishouldhaveletflyathishead.""Still,Tony,youwereonthewrongsideofthepostthen,"remonstratesMr.Guppy."Youweretalkingaboutnothingelseinthegig.""Guppy,"saysMr.Jobling,"Iwillnotdenyit.Iwasonthewrongsideofthepost.ButItrustedtothingscominground."Thatverypopulartrustinflatthingscominground!Notintheirbeingbeatenround,orworkedround,butintheir"coming"round!Asthoughalunaticshouldtrustintheworld’s"coming"triangular!"Ihadconfidentexpectationsthatthingswouldcomeroundandbeallsquare,"saysMr.Joblingwithsomevaguenessofexpressionandperhapsofmeaningtoo."ButIwasdisappointed.Theyneverdid.Andwhenitcametocreditorsmakingrowsattheofficeandtopeoplethattheofficedealtwithmakingcomplaintsaboutdirtytriflesofborrowedmoney,whytherewasanendofthatconnexion.Andofanynewprofessionalconnexiontoo,forifIwastogiveareferenceto-morrow,itwouldbementionedandwouldsewmeup.

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