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           But,mydearMissSummerson,Ihavenoart,nodisguise.IfhetakesmebythehandandleadsmethroughWestminsterHallinanairyprocessionafterfortune,Imustgo.Ifhesays,’Skimpole,jointhedance!’Imustjoinit.Commonsensewouldn’t,Iknow,butIhaveNOcommonsense."ItwasveryunfortunateforRichard,Isaid."Doyouthinkso!"returnedMr.Skimpole."Don’tsaythat,don’tsaythat.LetussupposehimkeepingcompanywithCommonSenseanexcellentmanagooddealwrinkleddreadfullypracticalchangeforaten-poundnoteineverypocketruledaccount-bookinhishandsay,uponthewhole,resemblingatax-gatherer.OurdearRichard,sanguine,ardent,overleapingobstacles,burstingwithpoetrylikeayoungbud,saystothishighlyrespectablecompanion,’Iseeagoldenprospectbeforeme;it’sverybright,it’sverybeautiful,it’sveryjoyous;hereIgo,boundingoverthelandscapetocomeatit!’Therespectablecompanioninstantlyknockshimdownwiththeruledaccount-book;tellshiminaliteral,prosaicwaythatheseesnosuchthing;showshimit’snothingbutfees,fraud,horsehairwigs,andblackgowns.Nowyouknowthat’sapainfulchangesensibleinthelastdegree,Ihavenodoubt,butdisagreeable.Ican’tdoit.Ihaven’tgottheruledaccount-book,Ihavenoneofthetax-gatheringelementsinmycomposition,Iamnotatallrespectable,andIdon’twanttobe.Oddperhaps,butsoitis!"Itwasidletosaymore,soIproposedthatweshouldjoinAdaandRichard,whowerealittleinadvance,andIgaveupMr.Skimpoleindespair.

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