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the great Cross on the summit of St。 Paul¨s Cathedral察 glittering
above a red and violet´tinted cloud of smoke。 From the boy¨s face
one might suppose that sacred emblem to be察 in his eyes察 the
crowning confusion of the great察confused city察so golden察so high
up察so far out of his reach。 There he sits察the sun going down察the
river running fast察 the crowd flowing by him in two streams!
everything moving on to some purpose and to one end!until he is
stirred up察and told to ^move on ̄ too。
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Chapter 20
A New Lodger
he long vacation saunters on towards term´time察 like an
idle river very leisurely strolling down a flat country to the
T
sea。 Mr Guppy saunters along with it congenially。 He has
blunted the blade of his penknife察 and broken the point off察 by
sticking that instrument into his desk in every direction。 Not that
he bears the desk any ill will察 but he must do something察 and it
must be something of an exciting nature察which will lay neither his
physical nor his intellectual energies under too heavy
contribution。 He finds that nothing agrees with him so well察as to
make little gyrations on one leg of his stool察and stab his desk察and
gape。
Kenge and Carboy are out of town察 and the articled clerk has
taken out a shooting license察and gone down to his father¨s察and Mr
Guppy¨s two fellow stipendiaries are away on leave。 Mr Guppy察
and Mr Richard Carstone察divide the dignity of the office。 But Mr
Carstone is for the time being established in Kenge¨s room察
whereat Mr Guppy chafes。 So exceedingly察 that he with bitter
sarcasm informs his mother察in the confidential moments when he
sups with her off a lobster and lettuce察in the Old Street Road察that
he is afraid the office is hardly good enough for swells察and that if
he had known there was a swell coming察 he would have got it
painted。
Mr Guppy suspects everybody who enters on the occupation of
a stool in Kenge and Carboy¨s office察of entertaining察as a matter of
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course察 sinister designs upon him。 He is clear that every such
person wants to depose him。 If he be ever asked how察why察when察
or wherefore察 he shuts up one eye and shakes his head。 On the
strength of these profound views察 he in the most ingenious
manner takes infinite pains to counterplot察when there is no plot察
and plays the deepest games of chess without any adversary。
It is a source of much gratification to Mr Guppy察 therefore察 to
find the newcomer constantly poring over the papers in Jarndyce
and Jarndyce察 for he well knows that nothing but confusion and
failure can come of that。 His satisfaction communicates itself to a
third saunterer through the long vacation in Kenge and Carboy¨s
office察to wit察Young Smallweed。
Whether Young Smallweed metaphorically called Small and
eke Chick Weed察 as it were jocularly to express a fledgling撮 was
ever a boy察is much doubted in Lincoln¨s Inn。 He is now something
under fifteen察 and an old limb of the law。 He is facetiously
understood to entertain a passion for a lady at a cigar shop察in the
neighbourhood of Chancery Lane察and for her sake to have broken
off a contract with another lady察 to whom he had been engaged
some years。 He is a town´made article察of small statute and weazen
features察 but may be perceived from a considerable distance by
means of his very tall hat。 To become a Guppy is the object of his
ambition。 He dresses at that gentleman by whom he is
patronised察talks at him察walks at him察founds himself entirely on
him。 He is honoured with Mr Guppy¨s particular confidence察and
occasionally advises him察from the deep wells of his experience察on
difficult points in private life。
Mr Guppy has been lolling out of window all the morning察after
trying all the stools in succession and finding more of them easy察
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and after several times putting his head into the iron safe with a
notion of cooling it。 Mr Smallweed has been twice despatched for
effervescent drinks察and has twice mixed them in the two official
tumblers and stirred them up with the ruler。 Mr Guppy
propounds察 for Mr Smallweed¨s consideration察 the paradox that
the more you drink the thirstier you are察 and reclines his head
upon the window´sill in a state of hopeless languor。
While thus looking out into the shade of Old Square察Lincoln¨s
Inn察 surveying the intolerable bricks and mortar察 Mr Guppy
becomes conscious of a manly whisker emerging from the
cloistered walk below察and turning itself up in the direction of his
face。 At the same time察 a low whistle is wafted through the Inn察
and a suppressed voice cries察 Hip Gup´py 院
^Why察 you don¨t mean it拭院 says Mr Guppy察 aroused。 ^Small
Here¨s Jobling 院Small¨s head looks out of window too察and nods to
Jobling。
^Where have you sprung up from拭院inquires Mr Guppy。
^From the market´gardens down by Deptford。 I can¨t stand it
any longer。 I must enlist。 I say I wish you¨d lend me half´a´crown。
Upon my soul I¨m hungry。 ̄
Jobling looks hungry察 and also has the appearance of having
run to seed in the market´gardens down by Deptford。
^I say Just throw out half´a´crown察if you have got one to spare。
I want to get some dinner。 ̄
^Will you come and dine with me拭院 says Mr Guppy察 throwing
out the coin察which Mr Jobling catches neatly。
^How long should I have to hold out拭院says Jobling。
^Not half an hour。 I am only waiting here till the enemy goes察院
returns Mr Guppy察butting inward with his head。
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^What enemy拭院
^A new one。 Going to be articled。 Will you wait拭院
^Can you give a fellow anything to read in the meantime拭院says
Mr Jobling。
Smallweed suggests the Law List。 But Mr Jobling declares察
with much earnestness察that he ^can¨t stand it。 ̄
^You shall have the paper察院says Mr Guppy。 ^He shall bring it
down。 But you had better not be seen about here。 Sit on our
staircase and read。 It¨s a quiet place。 ̄
Jobling nods intelligence and acquiescence。 The sagacious
Smallweed supplies him with the newspaper察 and occasionally
drops his eye upon him from the landing as a precaution against
his becoming disgusted with waiting察 and makes an untimely
departure。 At last the enemy retreats察and then Smallweed