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           IfitwasnotformypromisetoMissSummersonandmykeepingofitsacred—I,inpointoffact,shouldn’thavedarkenedthesedoorsagain,butshouldhaveseen’emfurtherfirst."Mr.Guppyconsidersthisafavourablemomentforstickinguphishairwithbothhands."YourladyshipwillrememberwhenImentionitthatthelasttimeIwashereIrunagainstapartyveryeminentinourprofessionandwhoselosswealldeplore.ThatpartycertainlydidfromthattimeapplyhimselftocuttinginagainstmeinawaythatIwillcallsharppractice,anddidmakeit,ateveryturnandpoint,extremelydifficultformetobesurethatIhadn’tinadvertentlyleduptosomethingcontrarytoMissSummerson’swishes.Self-praiseisnorecommendation,butImaysayformyselfthatIamnotsobadamanofbusinessneither."LadyDedlocklooksathiminsterninquiry.Mr.Guppyimmediatelywithdrawshiseyesfromherfaceandlooksanywhereelse."Indeed,ithasbeenmadesohard,"hegoeson,"tohaveanyideawhatthatpartywasuptoincombinationwithothersthatuntilthelosswhichwealldeploreIwasgravelled—anexpressionwhichyourladyship,movinginthehighercircles,willbesogoodastoconsidertantamounttoknockedover.Smalllikewise—anamebywhichIrefertoanotherparty,afriendofminethatyourladyshipisnotacquaintedwith—gottobesocloseanddouble-facedthatattimesitwasn’teasytokeepone’shandsoffhis’ead.However,whatwiththeexertionofmyhumbleabilities,andwhatwiththehelpofamutualfriendbythenameofMr.

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