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not accountable�察� said his father。 `That you must excuse。 He is a
mere boor�察�a log�察�a brute�察�with no address in life。!Positively a fly
in the jug。 The first I have seen this year。¨
Edward rose�察 �and paced the room。 His imperturbable parent
sipped his tea。
`Father�察� said the young man�察�stopping at length before him�察 �we
must not trifle in this matter。 We must not deceive each other�察�or
ourselves。 Let me pursue the manly open part I wish to take�察�and
do not repel me by this unkind indifference。¨
`Whether I am indifferent or no�察� returned the other�察 �I leave
you�察 �my dear boy�察 �to judge。 A ride of twenty´five or thirty miles�察�
through miry roads!a Maypole dinner!a t┷te´┐´t┷te with
Haredale�察 �which�察 �vanity apart�察 �was quite a Valentine and Orson
business!a Maypole bed!a Maypole landlord�察 �and a Maypole
retinue of idiots and centaurs�察�whether the voluntary endurance
of these things looks like indifference�察 �dear Ned�察 �or like the
excessive anxiety�察 �and devotion�察 �and all that sort of thing�察 �of a
parent�察�you shall determine for yourself。¨
`I wish you to consider�察 �sir�察� said Edward�察 �in what a cruel
situation I am placed。 Loving Miss Haredale as I do¨!
`My dear fellow�察� interrupted his father with a compassionate
smile�察 �you do nothing of the kind。 You don¨t know anything about
it。 There¨s no such thing�察�I assure you。 Now�察�do take my word for
it。 You have good sense�察 �Ned�察�great good sense。 I wonder you
should be guilty of such amazing absurdities。 You really surprise
me。¨
`I repeat�察� said his son firmly�察 �that I love her。 You have
interposed to part us�察�and have�察�to the extent I have just now told
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you of�察 �succeeded。 May I induce you�察 �sir�察 �in time�察 �to think more
favourably of our attachment�察�or is it your intention and your fixed
design to hold us asunder if you can�拭�
`My dear Ned�察� returned his father�察�taking a pinch of snuff and
pushing his box towards him�察 �that is my purpose most
undoubtedly。¨
`The time that has elapsed�察� rejoined his son�察 �since I began to
know her worth�察�has flown in such a dream that until now I have
hardly once paused to reflect upon my true position。 What is it�拭�
From my childhood I have been accustomed to luxury and
idleness�察 �and have been bred as though my fortune were large�察�
and my expectations almost without a limit。 The idea of wealth has
been familiarised to me from my cradle。 I have been taught to look
upon those means�察 �by which men raise themselves to riches and
distinction�察�as being beyond my heeding�察�and beneath my care。 I
have been�察 �as the phrase is�察 �liberally educated�察 �and am fit for
nothing。 I find myself at last wholly dependent upon you�察�with no
resource but in your favour。 In this momentous question of my life
we do not�察�and it would seem we never can�察�agree。 I have shrunk
instinctively alike from those to whom you have urged me to pay
court�察 �and from the motives of interest and gain which have
rendered them in your eyes visible objects for my suit。 If there
never has been thus much plain´speaking between us before�察�sir�察�
the fault has not been mine�察�indeed。 If I seem to speak too plainly
now�察 �it is�察 �believe me father�察 �in the hope that there may be a
franker spirit�察 �a worthier reliance�察 �and a kinder confidence
between us in time to come。¨
`My good fellow�察� said his smiling father�察 �you quite affect me。
Go on�察 �my dear Edward�察 �I beg。 But remember your promise。
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There is great earnestness�察�vast candour�察�a manifest sincerity in all
you say�察�but I fear I observe the faintest indications of a tendency
to prose。¨
`I am very sorry�察�sir。¨
`I am very sorry�察 �too�察 �Ned�察�but you know that I cannot fix my
mind for any long period upon one subject。 If you¨ll come to the
point at once�察�I¨ll imagine all that ought to go before�察�and conclude
it said。 Oblige me with the milk again。 Listening�察�invariably makes
me feverish。¨
`What I would say then�察 �tends to this�察� said Edward。 `I cannot
bear this absolute dependence�察�sir�察�even upon you。 Time has been
lost and opportunity thrown away�察�but I am yet a young man�察�and
may retrieve it。 Will you give me the means of devoting such
abilities and energies as I possess�察 �to some worthy pursuit�拭 �Will
you let me try to make for myself an honourable path in life�拭�For
any term you please to name!say for five years if you will!I will
pledge myself to move no further in the matter of our difference
without your fall concurrence。 During that period�察 �I will
endeavour earnestly and patiently�察�if ever man did�察�to open some
prospect for myself�察 �and free you from the burden you fear I
should become if I married one whose worth and beauty are her
chief endowments。 Will you do this�察 �sir�拭 �At the expiration of the
term we agree upon�察 �let us discuss this subject again。 Till then�察�
unless it is revived by you�察�let it never be renewed between us。¨
`My dear Ned�察� returned his father�察�laying down the newspaper
at which he had been glancing carelessly�察 �and throwing himself
back in the window´seat�察 �I believe you know how very much I
dislike what are called family affairs�察 �which are only fit for
plebeian Christmas days�察 �and have no manner of business with
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people of our condition。 But as you are proceeding upon a
mistake�察 �Ned!altogether upon a mistake!I will conquer my
repugnance to entering on such matters�察�and give you a perfectly
plain and candid answer�察�if you will do me the favour to shut the
door。¨
Edward having obeyed him�察�he took an elegant little knife from
his pocket�察�and paring his nails�察�continued�此�
`You have to thank me�察�Ned�察�for being of good family�察�for your
mother�察�charming person as she was�察�and almost broken´hearted�察�
and so forth�察�as she left me�察�when she was prematurely compelled
to become immortal!had nothing to boast of in that respect。¨
`Her father was at least an eminent lawyer�察�sir�察� said Edward。
`Quite right�察�Ned�察�perfectly so。 He stood high at the bar�察�had a
great name and great wealth�察 �but having risen from nothing!I
have always closed my eyes to the circumstance and steadily
resisted its contemplation�察�but I fear his father dealt in pork�察�and
that his business did once involve cow´heel and sausages!he
wished to marry his daughter into a good family。 He had his
heart¨s desire�察 �Ned。 I was a younger son¨s younger son�察 �and I
married her。 We each had our object�察�and gained it。 She stepped at
once into the politest and best circles�察�and I stepped into a fortune
which I assure you was very necessary to my comfort!quite
indispensable。 Now�察 �my good fellow�察 �that fortune is among the
things that have been。 It is gone�察 �Ned�察 �and has been gone!how
old are you�拭�I always forget。¨
`Seven´and´twenty�察�sir。¨
`Are you indeed�拭� cried his father�察 �raising his eyelids in a
languishing surprise。 `So much� �Then I should say�察 �Ned�察 �that as
nearly as I remember�察�its skirts vanished from human knowledge�察�
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about eighteen or nineteen years ago。 It was about that time when
I came to live in these chambers ��once your grandfather¨s�察 �and
bequeathed by that extremely respectable person to me���察 �and
commenced to live upon an inconsiderable annuity and my past
reputation。¨
`You are jesting with me�察�sir�察� said Edward。
`Not in the slightest degree�察 �I assure you�察� returned his father
with great composure。 `These family topics are so extremely dry�察�
that I am sorry to say they don¨t admit of any such relief。 It is for
that reason�察 �and because they have an appearance of business�察�
that I dislike them so very much。 Well� �You know the rest。 A son�察�
Ned�察 �unless he is old enough to be a companion!that is to say�察�
unless he is some two or three and twenty!is not the kind of thing
to have about one。 He is a restraint upon his father�察�his father is a
restraint upon him�察 �and they make each other mutually
uncomfortable。 Therefore�察�until within the last four years or so!I
have a poor memory for dates�察�and if I mistake�察�you will correct me
in your own mind!you pursued your studies at a distance�察 �and
picked up a great variety of accomplishments。 Occasionally we
passed a week or two together here�察�and disconcerted each other
as only such near relations can。 At last you came home。 I candidly
tell you�察 �my dear boy�察 �that if you had been awkward and
overgrown�察�I should have exported you to some distant part of the
world。¨
`I wish with all my soul you had�察�sir�察� said Edward。
`No you don¨t�察�Ned�察� said his father coolly�察 �you are mistaken�察�I
assure you。 I found you a handsome�察�prepossessing�察�elegant fellow�察�
and I threw you into the society I can still command。 Having