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Chapter 35. What was behind Mr Pancks on Little Dorrit’s Hand

           

           Arthurfeltanawkwardconsciousnessofhaving,inhisexultantcondition,beenalittlepremature.

           ‘Isaidtothatboiling-overoldChristian,’MrPanckspursued,appearinggreatlytorelishthisdescriptiveepithet,‘thatIhadgotalittleprojectonhand;ahopefulone;Itoldhimahopefulone;whichwantedacertainsmallcapital.Iproposedtohimtolendmethemoneyonmynote.Whichhedid,attwenty;stickingthetwentyoninabusiness-likeway,andputtingitintothenote,tolooklikeapartoftheprincipal.IfIhadbrokendownafterthat,Ishouldhavebeenhisgrubberforthenextsevenyearsathalfwagesanddoublegrind.Buthe’saperfectPatriarch;anditwoulddoamangoodtoservehimonsuchterms—onanyterms.’

           ArthurforhislifecouldnothavesaidwithconfidencewhetherPancksreallythoughtsoornot.

           ‘Whenthatwasgone,sir,’resumedPancks,‘anditdidgo,thoughIdribbleditoutlikesomuchblood,IhadtakenMrRuggintothesecret.IproposedtoborrowofMrRugg(orofMissRugg;it’sthesamething;shemadealittlemoneybyaspeculationintheCommonPleasonce).Helentitatten,andthoughtthatprettyhigh.ButMrRugg’sared-hairedman,sir,andgetshishaircut.Andastothecrownofhishat,it’shigh.Andastothebrimofhishat,it’snarrow.Andthere’snomorebenevolencebubblingoutofhim,thanoutofaninepin.’

           ‘Yourownrecompenseforallthis,MrPancks,’saidClennam,‘oughttobealargeone.’

           ‘Idon’tmistrustgettingit,sir,’saidPancks.‘Ihavemadenobargain.

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