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I Become Neglected, and Am Provided for

           Chillipoftenaskedmetogoandseehim(hewasawidower,having,someyearsbeforethat,lostalittlesmalllight-hairedwife,whomIcanjustrememberconnectinginmyownthoughtswithapaletortoise-shellcat),itwasbutseldomthatIenjoyedthehappinessofpassinganafternooninhisclosetofasurgery;readingsomebookthatwasnewtome,withthesmellofthewholePharmacopoeiacomingupmynose,orpoundingsomethinginamortarunderhismilddirections.

           Forthesamereason,addednodoubttotheolddislikeofher,IwasseldomallowedtovisitPeggotty.Faithfultoherpromise,sheeithercametoseeme,ormetmesomewherenear,onceeveryweek,andneverempty-handed;butmanyandbitterwerethedisappointmentsIhad,inbeingrefusedpermissiontopayavisittoheratherhouse.Somefewtimes,however,atlongintervals,Iwasallowedtogothere;andthenIfoundoutthatMr.Barkiswassomethingofamiser,orasPeggottydutifullyexpressedit,was‘alittlenear’,andkeptaheapofmoneyinaboxunderhisbed,whichhepretendedwasonlyfullofcoatsandtrousers.Inthiscoffer,hisricheshidthemselveswithsuchatenaciousmodesty,thatthesmallestinstalmentscouldonlybetemptedoutbyartifice;sothatPeggottyhadtopreparealongandelaboratescheme,averyGunpowderPlot,foreverySaturday’sexpenses.

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