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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 

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          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

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