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that the master who had paid me grudged every penny of that
hard´earned pittance!��I had long ceased to regard Mr。
Crimsworth as my brother!he was a hard�察 �grinding master�察 �he
wished to be an inexorable tyrant�此 �that was all��。 Thoughts�察 �not
varied but strong�察�occupied my mind�察�two voices spoke within me�察�
again and again they uttered the same monotonous phrases。 One
said�此 �William�察�your life is intolerable。 ̄ The other�此 �What can you
do to alter it�拭院 �I walked fast�察 �for it was a cold�察 �frosty night in
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January�察 �as I approached my lodgings�察 �I turned from a general
view of my affairs to the particular speculation as to whether my
fire would be out�察�looking towards the window of my sitting´room�察�
I saw no cheering red gleam。
^That slut of a servant has neglected it as usual�察院�said I�察 �and I
shall see nothing but pale ashes if I go in�察 �it is a fine starlight
night!I will walk a little farther。 ̄
It was a fine night�察�and the streets were dry and even clean for
X!�察 �there was a crescent curve of moonlight to be seen by the
parish church tower�察�and hundreds of stars shone keenly bright in
all quarters of the sky。
Unconsciously I steered my course towards the country�察�I had
got into Grove´street�察�and began to feel the pleasure of seeing dim
trees at the extremity�察 �round a suburban house�察 �when a person
leaning over the iron gate of one of the small gardens which front
the neat dwelling´houses in this street�察 �addressed me as I was
hurrying with quick stride past。
^What the deuce is the hurry�拭 �Just so must Lot have left
Sodom�察 �when he expected fire to pour down upon it�察 �out of
burning brass clouds。 ̄
I stopped short�察 �and looked towards the speaker。 I smelt the
fragrance�察�and saw the red spark of a cigar�察�the dusk outline of a
man�察�too�察�bent towards me over the wicket。
^You see I am meditating in the field at eventide�察院 �continued
this shade。 ^God knows it¨s cool work� �especially as instead of
Rebecca on a camel¨s hump�察�with bracelets on her arms and a ring
in her nose�察�Fate sends me only a counting´house clerk�察�in a grey
tweed wrapper。 ̄ The voice was familiar to me!its second
utterance enabled me to seize the speaker¨s identity。
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^Mr。 Hunsden� �good evening。 ̄
^Good evening�察 �indeed� �yes�察 �but you would have passed me
without recognition if I had not been so civil as to speak first。 ̄
^I did not know you。 ̄
^A famous excuse� �You ought to have known me�察 �I knew you�察�
though you were going ahead like a steam´engine。 Are the police
after you�拭院�
^It wouldn¨t be worth their while�察 �I¨m not of consequence
enough to attract them。
^Alas�察 �poor shepherd� �Alack and welladay� �What a theme for
regret�察�and how down in the mouth you must be�察�judging from the
sound of your voice� �But since you¨re not running from the police�察�
from whom are you running�拭�the devil�拭院�
^On the contrary�察�I am going post to him。 ̄
^That is well!you¨re just in luck�此�this is Tuesday evening�察�there
are scores of market gigs and carts returning to Dinneford to´
night�察 �and he�察 �or some of his�察 �have a seat in all regularly�察 �so�察 �if
you¨ll step in and sit half´an´hour in my bachelor¨s parlour�察 �you
may catch him as he passes without much trouble。 I think though
you¨d better let him alone to´night�察�he¨ll have so many customers
to serve�察�Tuesday is his busy day in X! and Dinneford�察�come in at
all events。 ̄
He swung the wicket open as he spoke。
^Do you really wish me to go in�拭院�I asked。
^As you please!I¨m alone�察 �your company for an hour or two
would be agreeable to me�察�but�察�if you don¨t choose to favour me so
far�察�I¨ll not press the point。 I hate to bore any one。 ̄
It suited me to accept the invitation as it suited Hunsden to give
it。 I passed through the gate�察�and followed him to the front door�察�
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which he opened�察�thence we traversed a passage�察�and entered his
parlour�察�the door being shut�察�he pointed me to as arm´chair by the
hearth�察�I sat down�察�and glanced round me。
It was a comfortable room�察 �at once snug and handsome�察 �the
bright grate was filled with a genuine !shire fire�察�red�察�clear�察�and
generous�察 �no penurious South´of´England embers heaped in the
corner of a grate。 On the table a shaded lamp diffused around a
soft�察�pleasant�察�and equal light�察�the furniture was almost luxurious
for a young bachelor�察 �comprising a couch and two very easy
chairs�察 �bookshelves filled the recesses on each side of the
mantelpiece�察�they were well´furnished�察�and arranged with perfect
order。 The neatness of the room suited my taste�察�I hate irregular
and slovenly habits。 From what I saw I concluded that Hunsden¨s
ideas on that point corresponded with my own。 While he removed
from the centre´table to the side´board a few pamphlets and
periodicals�察 �I ran my eye along the shelves of the book´case
nearest me。 French and German works predominated�察 �the old
French dramatists�察 �sundry modern authors�察 �Thiers�察 �Villemain�察�
Paul de Kock�察 �George Sand�察 �Eug┬ne Sue�察 �in German!Goethe�察�
Schiller�察 �Zschokke�察 �Jean Paul Richter�察 �in English there were
works on Political Economy。 I examined no further�察 �for Mr。
Hunsden himself recalled my attention。
^You shall have something�察院 �said he�察 �for you ought to feel
disposed for refreshment after walking nobody knows how far on
such a Canadian night as this�察 �but it shall not be brandy´and´
water�察�and it shall not be a bottle of port�察�nor ditto of sherry。 I keep
no such poison。 I have Rhein´wein for my own drinking�察�and you
may choose between that and coffee。 ̄
Here again Hunsden suited me�此 �if there was one generally
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received practice I abhorred more than another�察 �it was the
habitual imbibing of spirits and strong wines。 I had�察�however�察 �no
fancy for his acid German nectar�察 �but I liked coffee�察 �so I
responded!
^Give me some coffee�察�Mr。 Hunsden。 ̄
I perceived my answer pleased him�察�he had doubtless expected
to see a chilling effect produced by his steady announcement that
he would give me neither wine nor spirits�察 �he just shot one
searching glance at my face to ascertain whether my