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"
Only
tip
him
a
nod
every
now
and
then
when
he
looks
off
his
paper
,
"
said
Wemmick
,
"
and
he
’
ll
be
as
happy
as
a
king
.
We
are
all
attention
,
Aged
One
.
"
"
All
right
,
John
,
all
right
!
"
returned
the
cheerful
old
man
,
so
busy
and
so
pleased
,
that
it
really
was
quite
charming
.
The
Aged
’
s
reading
reminded
me
of
the
classes
at
Mr
.
Wopsle
’
s
great
-
aunt
’
s
,
with
the
pleasanter
peculiarity
that
it
seemed
to
come
through
a
keyhole
.
As
he
wanted
the
candles
close
to
him
,
and
as
he
was
always
on
the
verge
of
putting
either
his
head
or
the
newspaper
into
them
,
he
required
as
much
watching
as
a
powder
-
mill
.
But
Wemmick
was
equally
untiring
and
gentle
in
his
vigilance
,
and
the
Aged
read
on
,
quite
unconscious
of
his
many
rescues
.
Whenever
he
looked
at
us
,
we
all
expressed
the
greatest
interest
and
amazement
,
and
nodded
until
he
resumed
again
.
As
Wemmick
and
Miss
Skiffins
sat
side
by
side
,
and
as
I
sat
in
a
shadowy
corner
,
I
observed
a
slow
and
gradual
elongation
of
Mr
.
Wemmick
’
s
mouth
,
powerfully
suggestive
of
his
slowly
and
gradually
stealing
his
arm
round
Miss
Skiffins
’
s
waist
.
In
course
of
time
I
saw
his
hand
appear
on
the
other
side
of
Miss
Skiffins
;
but
at
that
moment
Miss
Skiffins
neatly
stopped
him
with
the
green
glove
,
unwound
his
arm
again
as
if
it
were
an
article
of
dress
,
and
with
the
greatest
deliberation
laid
it
on
the
table
before
her
.
Miss
Skiffins
’
s
composure
while
she
did
this
was
one
of
the
most
remarkable
sights
I
have
ever
seen
,
and
if
I
could
have
thought
the
act
consistent
with
abstraction
of
mind
,
I
should
have
deemed
that
Miss
Skiffins
performed
it
mechanically
.
By
and
by
,
I
noticed
Wemmick
’
s
arm
beginning
to
disappear
again
,
and
gradually
fading
out
of
view
.
Shortly
afterwards
,
his
mouth
began
to
widen
again
.
After
an
interval
of
suspense
on
my
part
that
was
quite
enthralling
and
almost
painful
,
I
saw
his
hand
appear
on
the
other
side
of
Miss
Skiffins
.
Instantly
,
Miss
Skiffins
stopped
it
with
the
neatness
of
a
placid
boxer
,
took
off
that
girdle
or
cestus
as
before
,
and
laid
it
on
the
table
.
Taking
the
table
to
represent
the
path
of
virtue
,
I
am
justified
in
stating
that
during
the
whole
time
of
the
Aged
’
s
reading
,
Wemmick
’
s
arm
was
straying
from
the
path
of
virtue
and
being
recalled
to
it
by
Miss
Skiffins
.
At
last
,
the
Aged
read
himself
into
a
light
slumber
.
This
was
the
time
for
Wemmick
to
produce
a
little
kettle
,
a
tray
of
glasses
,
and
a
black
bottle
with
a
porcelain
-
topped
cork
,
representing
some
clerical
dignitary
of
a
rubicund
and
social
aspect
.
With
the
aid
of
these
appliances
we
all
had
something
warm
to
drink
,
including
the
Aged
,
who
was
soon
awake
again
.
Miss
Skiffins
mixed
,
and
I
observed
that
she
and
Wemmick
drank
out
of
one
glass
.
Of
course
I
knew
better
than
to
offer
to
see
Miss
Skiffins
home
,
and
under
the
circumstances
I
thought
I
had
best
go
first
;
which
I
did
,
taking
a
cordial
leave
of
the
Aged
,
and
having
passed
a
pleasant
evening
.
Before
a
week
was
out
,
I
received
a
note
from
Wemmick
,
dated
Walworth
,
stating
that
he
hoped
he
had
made
some
advance
in
that
matter
appertaining
to
our
private
and
personal
capacities
,
and
that
he
would
be
glad
if
I
could
come
and
see
him
again
upon
it
.
So
,
I
went
out
to
Walworth
again
,
and
yet
again
,
and
yet
again
,
and
I
saw
him
by
appointment
in
the
City
several
times
,
but
never
held
any
communication
with
him
on
the
subject
in
or
near
Little
Britain
.
The
upshot
was
,
that
we
found
a
worthy
young
merchant
or
shipping
-
broker
,
not
long
established
in
business
,
who
wanted
intelligent
help
,
and
who
wanted
capital
,
and
who
in
due
course
of
time
and
receipt
would
want
a
partner
.
Between
him
and
me
,
secret
articles
were
signed
of
which
Herbert
was
the
subject
,
and
I
paid
him
half
of
my
five
hundred
pounds
down
,
and
engaged
for
sundry
other
payments
:
some
,
to
fall
due
at
certain
dates
out
of
my
income
:
some
,
contingent
on
my
coming
into
my
property
.
Miss
Skiffins
’
s
brother
conducted
the
negotiation
.
Wemmick
pervaded
it
throughout
,
but
never
appeared
in
it
.
The
whole
business
was
so
cleverly
managed
,
that
Herbert
had
not
the
least
suspicion
of
my
hand
being
in
it
