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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   

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