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I Assist at an Explosion

           

           ‘Orascertainastheyusedtoteachatschool(thesameschoolwhereIpickedupsomuchumbleness),fromnineo’clocktoeleven,thatlabourwasacurse;andfromeleveno’clocktoone,thatitwasablessingandacheerfulness,andadignity,andIdon’tknowwhatall,eh?’saidhewithasneer.‘Youpreach,aboutasconsistentastheydid.Won’tumblenessgodown?Ishouldn’thavegotroundmygentlemanfellow-partnerwithoutit,Ithink.Micawber,youoldbully,I’llpayYOU!’

           Mr.Micawber,supremelydefiantofhimandhisextendedfinger,andmakingagreatdealofhischestuntilhehadslunkoutatthedoor,thenaddressedhimselftome,andprofferedmethesatisfactionof‘witnessingthere-establishmentofmutualconfidencebetweenhimselfandMrs.Micawber’.Afterwhich,heinvitedthecompanygenerallytothecontemplationofthataffectingspectacle.

           ‘TheveilthathaslongbeeninterposedbetweenMrs.Micawberandmyself,isnowwithdrawn,’saidMr.Micawber;‘andmychildrenandtheAuthoroftheirBeingcanoncemorecomeincontactonequalterms.’

           Aswewereallverygratefultohim,andalldesiroustoshowthatwewere,aswellasthehurryanddisorderofourspiritswouldpermit,Idaresayweshouldallhavegone,butthatitwasnecessaryforAgnestoreturntoherfather,asyetunabletobearmorethanthedawnofhope;andforsomeoneelsetoholdUriahinsafekeeping.

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