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Chapter 5
Helookedatitforaminutewithadazedexpressionandsaid:“Whodidthis?”
Isaid:“Eh,didwhat?”
Hesaid:“Didwhat?Why,destroyedmystick!Itbelongedtomypooruncle,andIvalueitmorethananythingIhaveintheworld!I’llknowwhodidit.”
Isaid:“I’mverysorry.Idaresayitwillcomeoff.Ididitforthebest.”
Gowingsaid:“ThenallIcansayis,it’saconfoundedliberty;andIwouldadd,you’reabiggerfoolthanyoulook,onlythat’sabsolutelyimpossible.”
May12.—GotasinglecopyoftheBlackfriarsBi-weeklyNews.Therewasashortlistofseveralnamestheyhadomitted;butthestupidpeoplehadmentionedournamesas“Mr.andMrs.C.Porter.”Mostannoying!WroteagainandItookparticularcaretowriteournameincapitalletters,POOTER,sothatthereshouldbenopossiblemistakethistime.
May16.—AbsolutelydisgustedonopeningtheBlackfriarsBi-weeklyNewsoftoday,tofindthefollowingparagraph:“WehavereceivedtwolettersfromMr.andMrs.CharlesPewter,requestingustoannouncetheimportantfactthattheywereattheMansionHouseBall.”Itoreupthepaperandthrewitinthewaste-paperbasket.Mytimeisfartoovaluabletobotheraboutsuchtrifles.
May21.—Thelastweekortendaysterriblydull,CarriebeingawayatMrs.James’s,atSutton.Cummingsalsoaway.Gowing,Ipresume,isstilloffendedwithmeforblackenamellinghisstickwithoutaskinghim.
May22.
