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person was seated at one of the desks�察�who took off his square cap
when Mr。 Crimsworth entered�察 �and in an instant was again
absorbed in his occupation of writing or calculating!I know not
which。
Mr�察�Crimsworth�察�having removed his mackintosh�察�sat down by
the fire。 I remained standing near the hearth�察�he said presently!
^Steighton�察 �you may leave the room�察 �I have some business to
transact with this gentleman。 Come back when you hear the bell。 ̄
The individual at the desk rose and departed�察�closing the door
as he went out。 Mr。 Crimsworth stirred the fire�察 �then folded his
arms�察 �and sat a moment thinking�察 �his lips compressed�察 �his brow
knit。 I had nothing to do but to watch him!how well his features
were cut� �what a handsome man he was� �Whence�察�then�察�came that
air of contraction!that narrow and hard aspect on his forehead�察�
in all his lineaments�拭�
Turning to me he began abruptly�此�
^You are come down to !shire to learn to be a tradesman�拭院�
^Yes�察�I am。 ̄
^Have you made up your mind on the point�拭�Let me know that
at once。 ̄
^Yes。 ̄
^Well�察 �I am not bound to help you�察 �but I have a place here
vacant�察�if you are qualified for it。 I will take you on trial。 What can
you do�拭 �Do you know anything besides that useless trash of
college learning!Greek�察�Latin�察�and so forth�拭院�
^I have studied mathematics。 ̄
^Stuff� �I dare say you have。 ̄
^I can read and write French and German。 ̄
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^Hum� 院 �He reflected a moment�察 �then opening a drawer in a
desk near him took out a letter�察�and gave it to me。
^Can you read that�拭院�he asked。
It was a German commercial letter�察�I translated it�察�I could not
tell whether he was gratified or not!his countenance remained
fixed。
^It is well�察院 �he said�察 �after a pause�察 �that you are acquainted
with something useful�察 �something that may enable you to earn
your board and lodging�此 �since you know French and German�察 �I
will take you as second clerk to manage the foreign
correspondence of the house。 I shall give you a good salary!♀90 a
year!and now�察院�he continued�察�raising his voice�察 �hear once for all
what I have to say about our relationship�察 �and all that sort of
humbug� �I must have no nonsense on that point�察 �it would never
suit me。 I shall excuse you nothing on the plea of being my
brother�察 �if I find you stupid�察 �negligent�察 �dissipated�察 �idle�察 �or
possessed of any faults detrimental to the interests of the house�察�I
shall dismiss you as I would any other clerk。 Ninety pounds a year
are good wages�察�and I expect to have the full value of my money
out of you�察�remember�察�too�察�that things are on a practical footing in
my establishment!business´like habits�察 �feelings�察 �and ideas�察 �suit
me best。 Do you understand�拭院�
^Partly�察院 �I replied。 ^I suppose you mean that I am to do my
work for my wages�察 �not to expect favour from you�察 �and not to
depend on you for any help but what I earn�察�that suits me exactly�察�
and on these terms I will consent to be your clerk。 ̄
I turned on my heel�察�and walked to the window�察�this time I did
not consult his face to learn his opinion�此�what it was I do not know�察�
nor did I then care。 After a silence of some minutes he
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recommenced�此�
^You perhaps expect to be accommodated with apartments at
Crimsworth Hall�察 �and to go and come with me in the gig。 I wish
you�察 �however�察 �to be aware that such an arrangement would be
quite inconvenient to me。 I like to have the seat in my gig at liberty
for any gentleman whom for business reasons I may wish to take
down to the hall for a night or so。 You will seek out lodgings in X!
。 ̄
Quitting the window�察�I walked back to the hearth。
^Of course I shall seek out lodgings in X!�察院 �I answered。 ^It
would not suit me either to lodge at Crimsworth Hall。 ̄
My tone was quiet。 I always speak quietly。 Yet Mr。
Crimsworth¨s blue eye became incensed�察 �he took his revenge
rather oddly。 Turning to me he said bluntly!
^You are poor enough�察�I suppose�察�how do you expect to live till
your quarter¨s salary becomes due�拭院�
^I shall get on�察院�said I。
^How do you expect to live�拭院�he repeated in a louder voice。
^As I can�察�Mr。 Crimsworth。 ̄
^Get into debt at your peril� �that¨s all�察院�he answered。 ^For aught
I know you may have extravagant aristocratic habits�此�if you have�察�
drop them�察�I tolerate nothing of the sort here�察�and I will never give
you a shilling extra�察 �whatever liabilities you may incur!mind
that。 ̄
^Yes�察�Mr。 Crimsworth�察�you will find I have a good memory。 ̄
I said no more。 I did not think the time was come for much
parley。 I had an instinctive feeling that it would be folly to let one¨s
temper effervesce often with such a man as Edward。 I said to
myself�察 �I will place my cup under this continual dropping�察�it shall
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stand there still and steady�察 �when full�察�it will run over of itself!
meantime patience。 Two things are certain。 I am capable of
performing the work Mr。 Crimsworth has set me�察 �I can earn my
wages conscientiously�察�and those wages are sufficient to enable me
to live。 As to the fact of my brother assuming towards me the
bearing of a proud�察 �harsh master�察 �the fault is his�察 �not mine�察 �and
shall his injustice�察�his bad feeling�察�turn me at once aside from the
path I have chosen�拭�No�察�at least�察�ere I deviate�察�I will advance far
enough to see whither my career tends。 As yet I am only pressing
in at the entrance!a strait gate enough�察 �it ought to have a good
terminus。 ̄ While I thus reasoned�察�Mr。 Crimsworth rang a bell�察�his
first clerk�察�the individual dismissed previously to our conference�察�
re´entered。
^Mr。 Steighton�察院 �said he�察 �show Mr。 William the letters from
Voss Brothers�察�and give him English copies of the answers�察�he will
translate them。 ̄
Mr。 Steighton�察�a man of about thirty´five�察�with a face at once sly
and heavy�察 �hastened to execute this order�察 �he laid the letters on
the desk�察�and I was soon seated at it�察�and engaged in rendering the
English answers into German。 A sentiment of keen pleasure
accompanied this first effort to earn my own living!a sentiment
neither poisoned nor weakened by the presence of the taskmaster�察�
who stood and watched me for some time as I wrote。 I thought he
was trying to read my character�察 �but I felt as secure against his
scrutiny as if I had had on a casque with the visor down´or rather I
showed h