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Jarndyce and Jarndyce

           Iwanttoappearquietlyinyourcountry-househere,withyouundermyarm,andgivemycharmingcousinasurprise.IsupposeyourloyaltytoJohnJarndycewillallowthat?""MydearRichard,"Ireturned,"youknowyouwouldbeheartilywelcomeathishouseyourhome,ifyouwillbutconsideritso;andyouareasheartilywelcomehere!""Spokenlikethebestoflittlewomen!"criedRichardgaily.Iaskedhimhowhelikedhisprofession."Oh,Ilikeitwellenough!"saidRichard."It’sallright.Itdoesaswellasanythingelse,foratime.Idon’tknowthatIshallcareaboutitwhenIcometobesettled,butIcanselloutthenandhowever,nevermindallthatbotherationatpresent."Soyoungandhandsome,andinallrespectssoperfectlytheoppositeofMissFlite!Andyet,intheclouded,eager,seekinglookthatpassedoverhim,sodreadfullylikeher!"Iamintownonleavejustnow,"saidRichard."Indeed?""Yes.IhaverunovertolookaftermymyChanceryinterestsbeforethelongvacation,"saidRichard,forcingacarelesslaugh."Wearebeginningtospinalongwiththatoldsuitatlast,Ipromiseyou."NowonderthatIshookmyhead!"Asyousay,it’snotapleasantsubject."Richardspokewiththesameshadecrossinghisfaceasbefore."Letitgotothefourwindsforto-night.Puff!Gone!Whodoyousupposeiswithme?""WasitMr.Skimpole’svoiceIheard?""That’stheman!Hedoesmemoregoodthananybody.Whatafascinatingchilditis!"IaskedRichardifanyoneknewoftheircomingdowntogether.Heanswered,no,nobody.

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