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names。 ̄
^The Seacombes。 ̄
^Stuff� �I have cut them�察院�
Hunsden looked at me incredulously。
^I have�察院�said I�察 �and that definitively。 ̄
^You must mean they have cut you�察�William。 ̄
^As you please。 They offered me their patronage on condition of
my entering the Church�察 �I declined both the terms and the
recompence�察 �I withdrew from my cold uncles�察 �and preferred
throwing myself into my elder brother¨s arms�察 �from whose
affectionate embrace I am now torn by the cruel intermeddling of
a stranger!of yourself�察�in short。 ̄
I could not repress a half´smile as I said this�察 �a similar demi´
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manifestation of feeling appeared at the same moment on
Hunsden¨s lips。
^Oh�察�I see� 院�said he�察�looking into my eyes�察�and it was evident he
did see right down into my heart。 Having sat a minute or two with
his chin resting on his hand�察�diligently occupied in the continued
perusal of my countenance�察�he went on�此�
^Seriously�察 �have you then nothing to expect from the
Seacombes�拭院�
^Yes�察�rejection and repulsion。 Why do you ask me twice�拭�How
can hands stained with the ink of a counting´house�察�soiled with the
grease of a wool´warehouse�察�ever again be permitted to come into
contact with aristocratic palms�拭院�
^There would be a difficulty�察 �no doubt�察 �still you are such a
complete Seacombe in appearance�察 �feature�察 �language�察 �almost
manner�察�I wonder they should disown you。 ̄
^They have disowned me�察�so talk no more about it。 ̄
^Do you regret it�察�William�拭院�
^No。 ̄
^Why not�察�lad�拭院�
^Because they are not people with whom I could ever have had
any sympathy。 ̄
^I say you are one of them。 ̄
^That merely proves that you know nothing at all about it�察�I am
my mother¨s son�察�but not my uncles¨ nephew。 ̄
^Still!one of your uncles is a lord�察 �though rather an obscure
and not a very wealthy one�察�and the other a right honourable�此�you
should consider worldly interest。 ̄
^Nonsense�察 �Mr。 Hunsden。 You know or may know that even
had I desired to be submissive to my uncles�察 �I could not have
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stooped with a good enough grace ever to have won their favour。 I
should have sacrificed my own comfort and not have gained their
patronage in return。 ̄
^Very likely!so you calculated your wisest plan was to follow
your own devices at once�拭院�
^Exactly。 I must follow my own devices!I must�察�till the day of
my death�察�because I can neither comprehend�察�adopt�察�nor work out
those of other people。 ̄
Hunsden yawned。 ^Well�察院 �said he�察 �in all this�察 �I see but one
thing clearly´that is�察�that the whole affair is no business of mine。
^He stretched himself and again yawned。 ^I wonder what time it
is�察院�he went on�此 �I have an appointment for seven o¨clock。 ̄
^Three quarters past six by my watch。 ̄
^Well�察 �then I¨ll go。 ̄ He got up。 ^You¨ll not meddle with trade
again�拭院�said he�察�leaning his elbow on the mantelpiece。
^No�察�I think not。 ̄
^You would be a fool if you did。 Probably�察�after all�察�you¨ll think
better of your uncles¨ proposal and go into the Church。 ̄
^A singular regeneration must take place in my whole inner
and outer man before I do that。 A good clergyman is one of the
best of men。 ̄
^Indeed� �Do you think so�拭院�interrupted Hunsden�察�scoffingly。
^I do�察�and no mistake。 But I have not the peculiar points which
go to make a good clergyman�察�and rather than adopt a profession
for which I have no vocation�察 �I would endure extremities of
hardship from poverty。 ̄
^You¨re a mighty difficult customer to suit。 You won¨t be a
tradesman or a parson�察 �you can¨t be a lawyer�察 �or a doctor�察 �or a
gentleman�察 �because you¨ve no money。 I¨d recommend you to
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travel。 ̄
^What� �without money�拭院�
^You must travel in search of money�察 �man。 You can speak
French!with a vile English accent�察�no doubt!still�察�you can speak
it。 Go on to the Continent�察 �and see what will turn up for you
there。 ̄
^God knows I should like to go� 院�exclaimed I with involuntary
ardour。
^Go�此�what the deuce hinders you�拭�You may get to Brussels�察�for
instance�察�for five or six pounds�察�if you know how to manage with
economy。 ̄
^Necessity would teach me if I didn¨t。 ̄
^Go�察�then�察�and let your wits make a way for you when you get
there。 I know Brussels almost as well as I know X!�察�and I am sure
it would suit such a one as you better than London。 ̄
^But occupation�察�Mr。 Hunsden� �I must go where occupation is
to be had�察�and how could I get recommendation�察�or introduction�察�
or employment at Brussels�拭院�
^There speaks the organ of caution。 You hate to advance a step
before you know every inch of the way。 You haven¨t a sheet of
paper and a pen´and´ink�拭院�
^I hope so�察院�and I produced writing materials with alacrity�察�for I
guessed what he was going to do。 He sat down�察�wrote a few lines�察�
folded�察�sealed�察�and addressed a letter�察�and held it out to me。
^There�察 �Prudence�察 �there¨s a pioneer to hew down the first
rough difficulties of your path。 I know well enough�察 �lad�察 �you are
not one of those who will run their neck into a noose without
seeing how they are to get it out again�察�and you¨re right there。 A
reckless man is my aversion�察 �and nothing should ever persuade
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me to meddle with the concerns of such a one。 Those who are
reckless for themselves are generally ten times more so for their
friends。 ̄
^This is a letter of introduction�察 �I suppose�拭院�said I�察 �taking the
epistle。
^Yes。 With that in your pocket you will run no risk of finding
yourself in a state of absolute destitution�察�which�察�I know�察�you will
regard as a degradation!so should I�察�for that matter。 The person
to whom you will present it generally has two or three respectable
places depending upon his recommendation。 ̄
^That will just suit me�察院�said I。
^Well�察 �and where¨s your gratitude�拭院 �demanded Mr。 Hunsden�察�
^don¨t you know how to say `Thank you�拭� ̄
^I¨ve fifteen pounds and a watch�察�which my godmother�察�whom I
never saw�察�gave me eighteen years ago�察院�was my rather irrelevant
answer�察�and I further avowed myself a happy man�察�and professed
that I did not envy any being in Christendom。
^But your gratitude�拭院�
^I shall be off presently�察 �Mr。 Hunsden!to´morrow�察 �if all be
well�此�I¨ll not stay a day longer in X! than I¨m