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Blissful

           Murdstoneandmyselfwas;whichIwasgladof,forIcouldnotbeartoacknowledgehim,eveninmyownbreast,rememberingwhatIdidofthehistoryofmypoormother.Mr.Spenlowseemedtothink,ifhethoughtanythingaboutthematter,thatmyauntwastheleaderofthestatepartyinourfamily,andthattherewasarebelpartycommandedbysomebodyelse—soIgatheredatleastfromwhathesaid,whilewewerewaitingforMr.TiffeytomakeoutPeggotty’sbillofcosts.

           ‘MissTrotwood,’heremarked,‘isveryfirm,nodoubt,andnotlikelytogivewaytoopposition.Ihaveanadmirationforhercharacter,andImaycongratulateyou,Copperfield,onbeingontherightside.Differencesbetweenrelationsaremuchtobedeplored-buttheyareextremelygeneral—andthegreatthingis,tobeontherightside’:meaning,Itakeit,onthesideofthemoneyedinterest.

           ‘Ratheragoodmarriagethis,Ibelieve?’saidMr.Spenlow.

           IexplainedthatIknewnothingaboutit.

           ‘Indeed!’hesaid.‘SpeakingfromthefewwordsMr.Murdstonedropped—asamanfrequentlydoesontheseoccasionsandfromwhatMissMurdstoneletfall,Ishouldsayitwasratheragoodmarriage.’

           ‘Doyoumeanthatthereismoney,sir?’Iasked.

           ‘Yes,’saidMr.Spenlow,‘Iunderstandthere’smoney.Beautytoo,Iamtold.’

           ‘Indeed!Ishisnewwifeyoung?’

           ‘Justofage,’saidMr.Spenlow.

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