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Chapter 13. The Progress of an Epidemic

           

           ‘Young,old,ormiddle-aged,Pancks,’hesaid,whentherewasafavourablepause,‘Iaminaveryanxiousanduncertainstate;astatethatevenleadsmetodoubtwhetheranythingnowseemingtobelongtome,maybereallymine.ShallItellyouhowthisis?ShallIputagreattrustinyou?’

           ‘Youshall,sir,’saidPancks,‘ifyoubelievemeworthyofit.’

           ‘Ido.’

           ‘Youmay!’MrPancks’sshortandsharprejoinder,confirmedbythesuddenoutstretchingofhiscoalyhand,wasmostexpressiveandconvincing.Arthurshookthehandwarmly.

           Hethen,softeningthenatureofhisoldapprehensionsasmuchaswaspossibleconsistentlywiththeirbeingmadeintelligibleandneveralludingtohismotherbyname,butspeakingvaguelyofarelationofhis,confidedtoMrPancksabroadoutlineofthemisgivingsheentertained,andoftheinterviewhehadwitnessed.MrPanckslistenedwithsuchinterestthat,regardlessofthecharmsoftheEasternpipe,heputitinthegrateamongthefire-irons,andoccupiedhishandsduringthewholerecitalinsoerectingtheloopsandhooksofhairalloverhishead,thathelooked,whenitcametoaconclusion,likeajourneymanHamletinconversationwithhisfather’sspirit.

           ‘Bringsmeback,sir,’washisexclamationthen,withastartlingtouchonClennam’sknee,‘bringsmeback,sir,totheInvestments!Idon’tsayanythingofyourmakingyourselfpoortorepairawrongyounevercommitted.That’syou.Amanmustbehimself.

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