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strike an impartial spectator�察 �when a voice close behind me
pronounced the words!
^Humph� �there¨s some sense in that face。 ̄
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I turned�察�at my elbow stood a tall man�察�young�察�though probably
five or six years older than I!in other respects of an appearance
the opposite to common place�察 �though just now�察 �as I am not
disposed to paint his portrait in detail�察�the reader must be content
with the silhouette I have just thrown off�察�it was all I myself saw of
him for the moment�此 �I did not investigate the colour of his
eyebrows�察�nor of his eyes either�察�I saw his stature�察�and the outline
of his shape�察�I saw�察�too�察�his fastidious´looking retrouss└ nose�察�these
observations�察 �few in number�察 �and general in character ��the last
excepted���察�sufficed�察�for they enabled me to recognize him。
^Good evening�察 �Mr。 Hunsden�察院 �muttered I with a bow�察 �and
then�察�like a shy noodle as I was�察�I began moving away!and why�拭�
Simply because Mr。 Hunsden was a manufacturer and a
millowner�察 �and I was only a clerk�察 �and my instinct propelled me
from my superior。 I had frequently seen Hunsden in Bigben Close�察�
where he came almost weekly to transact business with Mr。
Crimsworth�察�but I had never spoken to him�察 �nor he to me�察 �and I
owed him a sort of involuntary grudge�察�because he had more than
once been the tacit witness of insults offered by Edward to me。 I
had the conviction that he could only regard me as a poor´spirited
slave�察 �wherefore I now went about to shun his presence and
eschew his conversation。
^Where are you going�拭院�asked he�察�as I edged off sideways。 I had
already noticed that Mr。 Hunsden indulged in abrupt forms of
speech�察�and I perversely said to myself!
^He thinks he may speak as he likes to a poor clerk�察 �but my
mood is not�察 �perhaps�察 �so supple as he deems it�察 �and his rough
freedom pleases me not at all。 ̄
I made some slight reply�察�rather indifferent than courteous�察�and
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continued to move away。 He coolly planted himself in my path。
^Stay here awhile�察院 �said he�此 �it is so hot in the dancing´room�察�
besides�察�you don¨t dance�察�you have not had a partner to´night。 ̄
He was right�察 �and as he spoke neither his look�察 �tone�察 �nor
manner displeased me�察�my amour´propre was propitiated�察�he had
not addressed me out of condescension�察 �but because�察 �having
repaired to the cool dining´room for refreshment�察�he now wanted
some one to talk to�察�by way of temporary amusement。 I hate to be
condescended to�察�but I like well enough to oblige�察�I stayed。
^That is a good picture�察院�he continued�察�recurring to the portrait。
^Do you consider the face pretty�拭院�I asked。
^Pretty� �no!how can it be pretty�察 �with sunk eyes and hollow
cheeks�拭�but it is peculiar�察�it seems to think。 You could have a talk
with that woman�察�if she were alive�察 �on other subjects than dress�察�
visiting�察�and compliments。 ̄
I agreed with him�察�but did not say so。 He went on。
^Not that I admire a head of that sort�察 �it wants character and
force�察 �there¨s too much of the sen´si´tive ��so he articulated it�察�
curling his lip at the same time�� in that mouth�察 �besides�察 �there is
Aristocrat written on the brow and defined in the figure�察 �I hate
your aristocrats。 ̄
^You think�察�then�察�Mr。 Hunsden�察�that patrician descent may be
read in a distinctive cast of form and features�拭院�
^Patrician descent be hanged� �Who doubts that your lordlings
may have their `distinctive cast of form and features¨ as much as
we !shire tradesmen have ours�拭�But which is the best�拭�Not theirs
assuredly。 As to their women�察�it is a little different�此�they cultivate
beauty from childhood upwards�察 �and may by care and training
attain to a certain degree of excellence in that point�察�just like the
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oriental odalisques。 Yet even this superiority is doubtful。 Compare
the figure in that frame with Mrs。 Edward Crimsworth!which is
the finer animal�拭院�
I replied quietly�此 �Compare yourself and Mr。 Edward
Crimsworth�察�Mr Hunsden。 ̄
^Oh�察�Crimsworth is better filled up than I am�察�I know besides he
has a straight nose�察 �arched eyebrows�察 �and all that�察 �but these
advantages!if they are advantages!he did not inherit from his
mother�察 �the patrician�察 �but from his father�察 �old Crimsworth�察 �who�察�
my father says�察 �was as veritable a !shire blue´dyer as ever put
indigo in a vat yet withal the handsomest man in the three
Ridings。 It is you�察 �William�察 �who are the aristocrat of your family�察�
and you are not as fine a fellow as your plebeian brother by long
chalk。 ̄
There was something in Mr。 Hunsden¨s point´blank mode of
speech which rather pleased me than otherwise because it set me
at my ease。 I continued the conversation with a degree of interest。
^How do you happen to know that I am Mr。 Crimsworth¨s
brother�拭�I thought you and everybody else looked upon me only in
the light of a poor clerk。 ̄
^Well�察�and so we do�察�and what are you but a poor clerk�拭�You do
Crimsworth¨s work�察�and he gives you wages!shabby wages they
are�察�too。 ̄
I was silent。 Hunsden¨s language now bordered on the
impertinent�察 �still his manner did not offend me in the least!it
only piqued my curiosity�察�I wanted him to go on�察�which he did in a
little while。
^This world is an absurd one�察院�said he。
^Why so�察�Mr。 Hunsden�拭院�
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I wonder you should ask�此�you are yourself a strong proof of the
absurdity I allude to。 ̄
I was determined he should explain himself of his own accord�察�
without my pressing him so to do!so I resumed my silence。
^Is it your intention to become a tradesman�拭院 �he inquired
presently。
^It was my serious intention three months ago。 ̄
^Humph� �the more fool you!you look like a tradesman� �What a
practical business´like face you have� 院�
^My face is as the Lord made it�察�Mr。 Hunsden。 ̄
^The Lord never made either your face or head for X!。 What
good can your bumps of ideality�察 �comparison�察 �self´esteem�察�
conscientiousness�察�do you here�拭�But if you like Bigben Close�察�stay
there�察�it¨s your own affair�察�not mine。 ̄
^Perhaps I have no choice。 ̄
^Well�察 �I care nought about it!it will make little difference to
me what you do or where you go�察 �but I¨m cool now!I want to
dance again�察�and I see such a fine girl sitting in the corner of the
so