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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

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