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The Appointed Time

           Guppyafterconsideringalittlewithhislegscrossed,"hecan’treadyet,canhe?""Read!He’llneverread.Hecanmakeallthelettersseparately,andheknowsmostofthemseparatelywhenheseesthem;hehasgotonthatmuch,underme;buthecan’tputthemtogether.He’stoooldtoacquiretheknackofitnowandtoodrunk.""Tony,"saysMr.Guppy,uncrossingandrecrossinghislegs,"howdoyousupposehespeltoutthatnameofHawdon?""Heneverspeltitout.Youknowwhatacuriouspowerofeyehehasandhowhehasbeenusedtoemployhimselfincopyingthingsbyeyealone.Heimitatedit,evidentlyfromthedirectionofaletter,andaskedmewhatitmeant.""Tony,"saysMr.Guppy,uncrossingandrecrossinghislegsagain,"shouldyousaythattheoriginalwasaman’swritingorawoman’s?""Awoman’s.Fiftytoonealady’sslopesagooddeal,andtheendoftheletter’n,’longandhasty."Mr.Guppyhasbeenbitinghisthumb-nailduringthisdialogue,generallychangingthethumbwhenhehaschangedthecrossleg.Asheisgoingtodosoagain,hehappenstolookathiscoat-sleeve.Ittakeshisattention.Hestaresatit,aghast."Why,Tony,whatonearthisgoingoninthishouseto-night?Isthereachimneyonfire?""Chimneyonfire!""Ah!"returnsMr.Guppy."Seehowthesoot’sfalling.Seehere,onmyarm!Seeagain,onthetablehere!Confoundthestuff,itwon’tblowoffsmearslikeblackfat!"Theylookatoneanother,andTonygoeslisteningtothedoor,andalittlewayupstairs,andalittlewaydownstairs.

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