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scrutiny as if I had had on a casque with the visor down´or rather I 

showed him my countenance with the confidence that one would 

show   an   unlearned   man   a   letter   written   in   Greek�察  �he   might   see 

lines�察�and trace characters�察�but he could make nothing of them�察�my 

nature was not his nature�察�and its signs were to him like the words 



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of   an   unknown   tongue。   Ere   long   he   turned   away   abruptly�察  �as   if 

baffled�察�and left the counting´house�察�he returned to it but twice in 

the course of that day�察�each time he mixed and swallowed a glass 

of brandy´and´water�察�the materials for making which he extracted 

from a cupboard on one side of the fireplace�察�having glanced at my 

translations!he   could   read   both   French   and   German!he   went 

out again in silence。 



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                                 Chapter III 



       served     Edward      as  his  second     clerk   faithfully�察  �punctually�察�

Idiligently。 What was given me to do I had the power and the 

      determination to do well。 Mr。 Crimsworth watched sharply for 

defects�察  �but   found   none�察  �he   set   Timothy   Steighton�察  �his   favourite 

and head man�察  �to  watch also。  Tim   was   baffled�察  �I   was   as   exact  as 

himself�察�and quicker。 Mr。 Crimsworth made inquiries as to how I 

lived�察�whether I got into debt!no�察�my accounts with my landlady 

were always straight。 I had hired small lodgings�察�which I contrived 

to  pay  for  out  of  a   slender  fund!the   accumulated   savings   of   my 

Eton     pocket´money�察       �for  as  it  had   ever   been    abhorrent      to  my 

nature to ask pecuniary assistance�察�I had early acquired habits of 

self´denying      economy�察     �husbanding       my    monthly     allowance     with 

anxious   care�察  �in   order   to   obviate   the   danger   of   being   forced�察  �in 

some      moment       of   future    exigency�察    �to   beg    additional     aid。   I 

remember many called me miser at the time�察�and I used to couple 

the   reproach   with   this   consolation!better   to   be   misunderstood 

now than repulsed hereafter。 At this day I had my reward�察  �I   had 

had   it   before�察  �when   on   parting   with   my   irritated   uncles   one   of 

them threw  down   on   the   table   before   me  a   ♀5   note�察  �which  I  was 

able    to   leave   there�察  �saying    that   my    travelling    expenses      were 

already   provided   for。   Mr。   Crimsworth   employed   Tim   to   find   out 

whether my landlady had any complaint to make on  the   score   of 

my morals�察�she answered that she believed I was a very religious 

man�察�and asked Tim�察�in her turn�察�if he thought I had any intention 

of   going   into   the   Church   some   day�察  �for�察  �she   said�察  �she   had   had 

young curates to lodge in her house who were nothing equal to me 



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for steadiness and quietness。 Tim was ^a   religious man ̄   himself�察�

indeed�察     �he   was    ^a   joined    Methodist�察院     �which     did    not   ��be   it 

understood��        prevent     him     from    being    at   the   same     time    an 

engrained   rascal�察�and   he   came away  much posed at   hearing   this 

account  of my  piety。   Having  imparted   it  to  Mr。   Crimsworth�察  �that 

gentleman�察      �who     himself    frequented      no   place    of  worship�察    �and 

owned       no   God    but   Mammon�察       �turned     the   information      into   a 

weapon       of   attack    against     the   equability     of   my    temper。     He 

commenced   a   series   of   covert   sneers�察  �of   which   I   did   not   at   first 

perceive      the    drift�察 �till  my    landlady     happened       to   relate    the 

conversation she had had with Mr。 Steighton�察�this enlightened me�察�

afterwards I came to the counting´house prepared�察�and managed 

to   receive    the   mill´owner¨s      blasphemous        sarcasms�察    �when     next 

levelled at me�察�on a buckler of impenetrable indifference。 Ere long 

he   tired   of   wasting   his   ammunition   on   a   statue�察  �but   he   did   not 

throw away the shafts!he only kept them quiet in his quiver。 

    Once   during   my   clerkship   I   had   an   invitation   to   Crimsworth 

Hall�察�it was on the occasion of a large party given in honour of the 

master¨s   birthday�察  �he   had   always   been   accustomed   to   invite   his 

clerks on similar anniversaries�察�and could not well pass me over�察�I 

was�察  �however�察  �kept   strictly   in   the   background。   Mrs。   Crimsworth�察�

elegantly dressed in satin and lace�察�blooming in youth and health�察�

vouchsafed   me   no   more   notice   than   was   expressed   by   a   distant 

move�察�Crimsworth�察�of course�察�never spoke to me�察�I was introduced 

to   none   of   the   band   of   young   ladies�察  �who�察  �enveloped   in   silvery 

clouds of white gauze and muslin�察�sat in array against me on the 

opposite side of a long and large room�察�in fact�察�I was fairly isolated�察�

and could but contemplate the shining ones from afar�察�and when 

weary      of  such     a  dazzling     scene�察   �turn    for   a  change      to   the 



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consideration of the carpet pattern。 Mr。 Crimsworth�察�standing on 

the    rug�察 �his   elbow    supported     by   the   marble    mantelpiece�察     �and 

about  him a   group   of  very  pretty   girls�察  �with   whom   he   conversed 

gaily!Mr。       Crimsworth�察      �thus   placed�察   �glanced     at  me�察   �I  looked 

weary�察�solitary�察�kept down like some desolate tutor  or  governess�察�

he was satisfied。 

    Dancing      began�察    �I   should    have    liked    well   enough      to   be 

introduced       to  some    pleasing    and    intelligent    girl�察 �and   to  have 

freedom      and    opportunity      to  show    that   I  could   both    feel  and 

communicate the pleasure of social intercourse!that I was not�察�in 

short�察  �a   block�察  �or   a   piece   of  furniture�察 �but   an   acting�察 �thinking�察�

sentient man。 Many smiling faces and graceful figures glided past 

me�察    �but   the  smiles    were    lavished     on   other   eyes�察  �the   figures 

sustained by other hands than mine。 I turned away tantalized�察�left 

the dancers�察�and wandered into the oak´panelled dining´room。 No 

fibre   of   sympathy   united   me   to   any   living   thing   in   this   house�察  �I 

looked for and found my mother¨s picture。 I took a wax taper from 

a stand�察�and held it up。 I gazed long�察�earnestly�察�my heart grew to 

the image。 My mother�察�I perceived�察�had bequeathed to me much of 

her     features    and    countenance!her           forehead�察    �her   eyes�察   �her 

complexion。   No   regular   beauty   pleases   egotistical   human   beings 

so much as a softened and refined likeness of themselves�察�for this 

reason�察  �fathers   regard   with   complacency   the   lineaments   of   their 

daughters¨   faces�察  �where   frequently   their   own   similitude   is   found 

flatteringly associated with softness of hue and delicacy of outline。 

I was just wondering how that picture�察�to me so interesting�察�would 

strike    an   impartial    spectator�察    �when     a  voice   close   behind     me 

pronounced the words! 

    ^Humph� �ther

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