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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

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