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perhaps Mr C。 will favour him with an order on his agent for
twenty pounds on account。
^For there have been many little consultations and attendances
of late�察�sir�察院�observes Vholes�察�turning over the leaves of his Diary�察�
^and these things mount up�察 �and I don¨t profess to be a man of
capital。 When we first entered on our present relations�察�I stated to
you openly!it is a principle of mine that there never can be too
much openness between solicitor and client!that I was not a man
of capital�察�and that if capital was your object�察�you had better leave
your papers in Kenge¨s office。 No�察�Mr C�察�you will find none of the
advantages�察 �or disadvantages�察 �of capital here�察 �sir。 This�察院 �Vholes
gives the desk one hollow blow again�察 �is your rock�察�it pretends to
be nothing more。 ̄
The client�察�with his dejection insensibly relieved�察�and his vague
hopes rekindled�察 �takes pen and ink and writes the draft�此 �not
without perplexed consideration and calculation of the date it may
bear�察 �implying scant effects in the agent¨s hands。 All the while�察�
Vholes�察�buttoned up in body and mind�察�looks at him attentively。 All
the while�察�Vholes¨s official cat watches the mouse¨s hole。
Lastly�察 �the client�察 �shaking hands�察 �beseeches Mr Vholes�察 �for
Heaven¨s sake and Earth¨s sake�察 �to do his utmost�察 �to ^pull him
through ̄ the Court of Chancery。 Mr Vholes�察 �who never gives
hopes�察�lays his palm upon the client¨s shoulder�察�and answers with
a smile�察 �Always here�察�sir。 Personally�察�or by letter�察�you will always
find me here�察�sir�察�with my shoulder to the wheel。 ̄ Thus they part�察�
and Vholes�察 �left alone�察 �employs himself in carrying sundry little
matters out of his Diary into his draft bill book�察 �for the ultimate
behoof of his three daughters。 So might an industrious fox�察 �or
bear�察�make up his account of chickens or stray travellers with an
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eye to his cubs�察 �not to disparage by that word the three raw´
visaged�察 �lank�察 �and buttoned´up maidens�察 �who dwell with the
parent Vholes in an earthy cottage situated in a damp garden at
Kennington。
Richard�察�emerging from the heavy shade of Symond¨s Inn into
the sunshine of Chancery Lane!for there happens to be sunshine
there today!walks thoughtfully on�察�and turns into Lincoln¨s Inn�察�
and passes under the shadow of the Lincoln¨s Inn trees。 On many
such loungers have the speckled shadows of those trees often
fallen�察�on the like bent head�察�the bitten nail�察�the lowering eye�察�the
lingering step�察 �the purposeless and dreamy air�察 �the good
consuming and consumed�察�the life turned sour。 This lounger is not
shabby yet�察 �but that may come。 Chancery�察 �which knows no
wisdom but in Precedent�察�is very rich in such Precedents�察�and why
should one be different from ten thousand�拭�
Yet the time is so short since his depreciation began�察�that as he
saunters away�察 �reluctant to leave the spot for some long months
together�察 �though he hates it�察 �Richard himself may feel his own
case as if it were a startling one。 While his heart is heavy with
corroding care�察 �suspense�察 �distrust�察 �and doubt�察 �it may have room
for some sorrowful wonder when he recalls how different his first
visit there�察 �how different he�察 �how different all the colours of his
mind。 But injustice breeds injustice�察 �the fighting with shadows
and being defeated by them�察 �necessitates the setting up of
substances to combat�察 �from the impalpable suit which no man
alive can understand�察�the time for that being long gone by�察�it has
become a gloomy relief to turn to the palpable figure of the friend
who would have saved him from this ruin�察 �and make him his
enemy。 Richard has told Vholes the truth。 Is he in a hardened or a
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softened mood�察�he still lays his injuries equally at that door�察�he was
thwarted�察�in that quarter�察�of a set purpose�察�and that purpose could
only originate in the one subject that is resolving his existence into
itself�此�besides�察�it is a justification to him in his own eyes to have an
embodied antagonist and oppressor。
Is Richard a monster in all this!or would Chancery be found
rich in such Precedents too�察�if they could be got for citation from
the Recording Angel�拭�
Two pairs of eyes not unused to such people look after him�察�as�察�
biting his nails and brooding�察 �he crosses the square�察 �and is
swallowed up by the shadow of the southern gateway。 Mr Guppy
and Mr Weevle are the possessors of those eyes�察 �and they have
been leaning in conversation against the low stone parapet under
the trees。 He passed close by them�察�seeing nothing but the ground。
^William�察院 �says Mr Weevle�察 �adjusting his whiskers�察 �there¨s
combustion going on there� �It¨s not a case of Spontaneous�察�but it¨s
smouldering combustion it is。 ̄
^Ah� 院�says Mr Guppy�察 �he wouldn¨t keep out of Jarndyce�察�and I
suppose he¨s over head and ears in debt。 I never knew much of
him。 He was as high as the Monument when he was on trial at our
place。 A good riddance to me�察 �whether as clerk or client� �Well�察�
Tony�察�that as I was mentioning is what they¨re up to。 ̄
Mr Guppy�察 �refolding his arms�察 �resettles himself against the
parapet�察�as resuming a conversation of interest。
^They are still up to it�察�sir�察院�says Mr Guppy�察 �still taking stock�察�
still examining papers�察 �still going over the heaps and heaps of
rubbish。 At this rate they¨ll be at it these seven years。 ̄
^And Small is helping�拭院�
^Small left us at a week¨s notice。 Told Kenge�察�his grandfather¨s
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business was too much for the old gentleman�察�and he could better
himself by undertaking it。 There had been a coolness between
myself and Small on account of his being so close。 But he said you
and I began it�察 �and as he had me there!for we did!I put our
acquaintance on the old footing。 That¨s how I come to know what
they¨re up to。 ̄
^You haven¨t looked in at all�拭院�
^Tony�察院�says Mr Guppy�察�a little disconcerted�察 �to be unreserved
with you�察�I don¨t greatly relish the house�察�except in your company�察�
and therefore I have not�察 �and therefore I proposed this little
appointment for our fetching away your things。 There goes the
hour by the clock� �Tony� 院 �Mr Guppy becomes mysteriously and
tenderly eloquent�察 �it is necessary that I should impress upon your
mind once more�察�that circumstances over which I have no control�察�
have made a melancholy alteration in my most cherished plans�察�
and in that unrequited image which I formerly mentioned to you
as a friend。 That image is shattered�察�and that idol is laid low。 My
only wish now�察�in connection with the objects which I had an idea
of carrying out in the court�察�with your aid as a friend�察�is to let ¨em
alone and bury ¨em in oblivion。 Do you think it possible�察 �do you
think it at all likely ��I put it to you�察�Tony�察�as a friend���察 �from your
knowledge of that capricious and deep old character who fell a
prey to the!Spontaneous element�察 �do you�察 �Tony�察 �think it at all
likely that�察 �on second thoughts�察 �he put those letters away
anywhere after you saw him alive�察 �and that they were not
destroyed that night�拭院�
Mr Weevle reflects for some time。 Shakes his head。 Decidedly
thinks not。
^Tony�察院�says Mr Guppy�察�as they walk towards