apoorreion——ishemosirrelevanhingi

aure,——apieceofimperinencorrespondency,anodiousapproximaion,——ahauningconscience,——apreposerousshadow,lengheninginhenoonideofyourprosperiy,——anunweleremembrancer,——aperpeuallyrecurringmorificaion,——adrainonyourpurse,——amoreinolerabledunuponyourpride,——adrawbackuponsuccess,——arebukeoyourrising,——asaininyourblood,——abloonyourscucheon,——areninyourgarmen,——adeahsheadayourbanque,——agahoclespo,——amordecaiinyourgae,——azarusayourdoor,——alioninyourpah,——afroginyourchamber,——aflyinyouroinmen,——amoeinyoureye,——ariumphoyourenemy,anapologyoyourfriends,——heohingnoneedful,——hehailinharves,——heounceofsourinapoundofswee

heisknownbyhisknockyourhearellehyou”haismr”arap,beweenfamiliariyandrespec;hademands,and,ahesameime,seemsodespairofenerainmenheenerehsmiling,and——embarrassedheholdehouhishandoyouoshake,anddrawehibackagainhecasuallylookehinaboudi

erime——whenheableisfullheofferehogoaway,seeingyouhavepany——buisinducedosayhefillehachair,andyourvisierswochildrenareacmodaedaasideableheneverehuponopendays,whenyourwifesayswihsomepcency,”mydear,perhapsmr——willdropinoday”herememberehbirhdays——andprofessehheisforunaeohavesumbledupononehedecrehagainsfish,heurbobeingsmall——yesufferehhimselfoheimporunedinoasliceagainshisfirsresoluionhesickehbyhepor——yewillheprevaileduponoempyheremaindergssofcre,ifasrangerpressiuponhimheisapuzzleoheservans,whoarefearfulofbeingooobsequious,ornocivilenough,ohimheguesshink”heyhaveseenhimbefore”everyonespecuehuponhiscondiion;andhemosparakehimobeaidewaierhecallehyoubyyourchrisia

ame,oimplyhahisoherishesamewihourownheisoofamiliarbyhalf,yeyouwishhehadlessdiffidencewihhalfhefamiliariyhemighpassforacasualdependen;wihmoreboldnesshewouldbei

odangerofbeingakenforwhaheisheisoohumbleforafriend,yeakehonhimmoresaehanbefisaclienheisaworsegueshanacounryenan,inasmuchashebringehupnoren——yeisodds,fromhisgarbanddemeanour,hayourguessakehimforoneheisaskedomakeoneahewhisable;refusehonhescoreofpovery,and——resensbeinglefouwhenhepanybreakup,heprofferehogoforacoach——andlesheservangoherecollecsyourgrandfaher;andwillhrusinsomemean,andquieunimporananecdoeof——hefamilyheknewiwheniwasnoquiesoflourishingas”heisblesinseeinginow”herevivehpassiuaions,oinsiuewhahecalleh——favourableparisonswihareflecingsorofcongrauion,hewillinquirehepriceofyourfurniure;andinsulsyouwihaspecialmendaionofyourwindowcurainsheisofopinionhaheurnishemoreeleganshape,bu,aferall,herewassomehingmoreforableabouheoldeakele——whichyoumusrememberhedaresayyoumusfindagreaconvenienceinhavingacarriageofyourown,andappealehoyourdyifiisnosoinquireh~ifyouhavehadyourarmsdoneonvellumye;anddidnoknowillely,hasuchandsuchhadbeenhecresofhefamilyhismemoryisunseasonable;hisplimensperverse;hisalkarouble;hissayperinacious;andwhenhegoehaway,youdismisshischairinoacorner,asprecipiaelyaspossible,andfeelfairlyridofwonuisances

hereisaworseevilunderhesun,andha——aisfemalepoorreionyoumaydosomehingwihheoher;youmaypasshimoffolerablywell;buyourindigenshereiveishopeless”heisanoldhumouris,”youmaysay,”andaffecsogohreadbarehiscircumsancesarebeerhanfolkswouldakehemoheyouarefondofhavingacharacerayourable,andrulyheisone”buinheindicaionsoffemalepoveryherecanbenodisguisenowomandressesbelowherselffromcapriceheruhmusouwihoushuffling”sheispinlyreedohel——s;orwhadoessheaheirhouse?”sheis,inallprobabiliy,yourwifescousinniimesouofen,aleas,hisishecasehergarbissomehingbeweenagenlewomanandabeggar,yeheformerevidenlypredominaessheismosprovokinglyhumble,andosenaiouslysensibleoherinferioriyhemayrequireoherepressedsomeimes——aliquandosuffminandusera——buhereisnoraisingheryousendhersoupadi

er,andshebegsobehelped——aferhegenlemenmr——requesshehonourofakingwinewihher;shehesiaesbeweenporandmadeira,andchoosesheformer——becausehedoesshecallsheservansir;andinsisso

oroublinghimoholdherpehehousekeeperparonizesherhechildrensgovernessakesuponherocorrecher,whenshehasmisakenhepianoforaharpsichord

richardamle,esq,inhepy,isanoableinsanceofhedisadvanages,owhichhischimericalnoionofaffiniyconsiuingacimoacquainance,maysubjechespiriofagenlemanalilefoolishbloodisallhaisbewixhimandadyofgreaesaehissarsareperpeuallycrossedbyhemalignanmaerniyofanoldwoman,whopersissincallinghim”hersondick”bushehaswherewihalinheendorepensehisindigniies,andfloahimagainuponhebrilliansurface,underwhichihadbeenherseemingbusiness,andpleasureallongosinkhimallmen,besides,arenoofdicksemperameniknewanamleinreallife,who,waningdicksbuoyancy,sankindeedpoorw——wasofmyownsandingachriss,afinecssic,andayouhofpromiseifhehadablemish,iwasoomuchpride;buisacualiywasinoffensive;iwasnoofhasorwhichhardenshehear,andservesokeepinferiorsaadisance;ionlysoughowardoffderogaionfromiselfiwasheprincipleofselfrespeccarriedasfarasicouldgo,wihouinfringinguponharespec,whichhewouldhaveeveryoneelseequallymainainforhimselfhewouldhaveyouohinkalikewihhimonhisopicmanyaquarrelhaveihadwihhim,whenwewereraherolderboys,andourallnessmadeusmoreobnoxiousoobservaioninheblueclohes,becauseiwouldnohreadhealleysandblindwaysofheownwihhimoeludenoice,whenwehavebeenouogeheronaholidayinhesreesofhissneeringandpryingmeropolisw——wen,sorewihhesenoions,ooxford,wherehedigniyandsweenessofaschorslife,meeingwihhealloyofahumbleinroducion,wroughinhimapassionaedevoionohepce,wihaprofoundaversionfromhesocieyheserviorsgown(worsehanhisschoorray)clungohimwihnessianvenomhehoughhimselfridiculousinagarb,underwhichimermushavewalkederec;andinwhichhooker,inhisyoungdays,possiblyfunedinaveinofnodismendablevaniyinhedephofcollegeshades,orinhislonelychamber,hepoorsudenshrunkfromobservaionhefoundsheleramongbooks,whichinsulno;andsudies,haasknoquesionsofayouhsfinanceshewaslordofhislibrary,andseldomcaredforlookingoubeyondhisdomainshehealinginfluenceofsudiouspursuiswasuponhim,osooheandoabsrachewasalmosahealhyman;whenhewaywardnessofhisfaebrokeouagainshimwihasecondandworsemaligniyhefaherofw——hadhiheroexercisedhehumbleprofessionofhousepaineran——,nearoxfordasupposedinereswihsomeofheheadsofhecollegeshadnowinducedhimoakeuphisabodeinhaciy,wihhehopeofbeingemployeduponsomepublicworkswhichwerealkedoffromhamomenireadinhecounenanceofheyoungman,hedeerminaionwhichalenghorehimfromacademicalpursuisforeveroapersonunacquainedwihouruniversiies,hedisancebeweenhegownsmenandheownsmen,asheyarecalled——heradingparofheerespecially——iscarriedoanexcesshawouldappearharshandincredibleheemperamenofw——sfaherwasdiamericallyhereverseofhisownoldw——wasalile,busy,cringingradesman,who,wihhissonuponhisarm,wouldsandbowingandscraping,capinhand,oanyhinghaborehesembnceofagown——insensiiveohewinksandopenerremonsrancesofheyoungman,owhosechamberfellow,orequalinsanding,perhaps,hewashusobsequiouslyandgrauiouslyduckingsuchasaeofhingscouldnosw——muschangeheairofoxfordorbesuffocaedhechoseheformer;andlehesurdymoralis,whosrainshepoinofhefilialduiesashighasheycanbear,censurehederelicion;heca

oesimaehesruggleisoodwihw——,hesafernoonieversawhim,underheeavesofhispaernaldwellingiwasinhefineneleadingfromhehighsreeohebackofcollege,wherew——kephisroomsheseemedhoughful,andmorereconciledivenuredorallyhim——findinghiminabeermood——uponarepresenaionofhearisevangelis,whichheoldman,whoseaffairswerebegi

ingoflourish,hadcausedoheseupinasplendidsorofframeoverhisreallyhandsomeshop,eiherasaokenofprosperiy,orbadgeofgraiudeohissainw——lookedupaheluke,and,likesaan,”knewhismounedsign——andfled”aleeronhisfahersablehenexmorning,a

ouncedhahehadaccepedamissioninaregimenabouoembarkforporugalhewasamonghefirswhoperishedbeforehewallsofssebasian

idonoknowhow,uponasubjecwhichibeganwihreainghalfseriously,ishouldhavefallenuponarecialsoeminenlypainful;buhishemeofpoorreionshipisrepleewihsomuchmaerforragicaswelsicassociaions,haiisdifficulokeepheaccoundisincwihoublendingheearliesimpressionswhichireceivedonhismaer,arecerainlynoaendedwihanyhingpainful,orveryhumiliaing,inherecallingamyfahersable(noverysplendidone)wasobefound,everysaurday,hemyseriousfigureofanagedgenleman,clohedi

eabck,ofasadyeelyappearancehisdepormenwasofheessenceofgraviy;hiswordsfewornone;andiwasnoomakeanoiseinhispresenceihadlileinclinaionohavedoneso——formycuewasoadmireinsilence,aparicurelbowchairwasappropriaedohim,whichwasi

ocaseobevioedapeculiarsorofsweepudding,whichappearedo

ooheroccasion,disinguishedhedaysofhisingiusedohinkhimaprodigiouslyrichmanallicouldmakeouofhimwas,haheandmyfaherhadbeenschoolfellowsaworldagoalincoln,andhahecamefromheminheminiknewobeapcewhereallhemoneywascoined——andihoughhewasheownerofallhamoneyawfulideasofheowerwinedhemselvesabouhispresenceheseemedabovehumaninfirmiiesandpassionsasorofmencholygrandeurinvesedhimfromsomeinexplicabledoomifanciedhimobligedogoabouinaernalsuiofmourning;acapive——asaelybeing,leouofheoweronsaurdaysofenhaveiwonderedaheemeriyofmyfaher,who,inspieofanhabiualgeneralrespecwhichweallinmonmanifesedowardshim,wouldvenurenowandhenosandupagainshiminsomeargumen,ouchingheiryouhfuldayshehousesofheancienciyoflincolnaredivided(asmosofmyreadersknow)beweenhedwellersonhehill,andinhevalleyhismarkeddisincionformedanobviousdivisionbeweenheboyswholivedabove(howeverbroughogeherinamonschool)andheboyswhosepaernalresidencewasonhepin;asufficiencauseofhosiliyinhecodeofheseyounggroiusesmyfaherhadbeenaleadingmounaineer;andwouldsillmainainhegeneralsuperioriy,inskilndhardihood,ofheaboveboys(hisownfacion)overhebelowboys(sowereheycalled),ofwhichparyhisconemporaryhadbeenachiefainmanyandhowereheskirmishesonhisopic——heonlyoneuponwhichheoldgenlemanwaseverbroughou——andbadbloodbred;evensomeimesalmosoheremencemen(soiexpeced)ofacualhosiliiesbumyfaher,whoscornedoinsisuponadvanages,generallyconrivedournheconversaionuponsomeadroibymendaionofheoldminser;inhegeneralpreferenceofwhich,beforeallohercahedralsinheisnd,hedwelleronhehill,andhepinborn,couldmeeonaconciliainglevel,andydownheirlessimporandifferencesonceonlyisawheoldgenlemanreallyruffled,andirememberedwihanguishhehoughhacameoverme:”perhapshewillneverehereagain”hehadbeenpressedoakeanoherpeofheviand,whichihavealreadymenionedasheindispensableconianofhisvisishehadrefused,wiharesisanceamouningorigour——whenmyaun,anoldlincolnian,buwhohadsomehingofhis,inmonwihmycousinbridge,hashewouldsomeimespressciviliyouofseason——ueredhefollowingmemorableapplicaion——”doakeanoherslice,mrbille,foryoudonogepuddingeveryday”heoldgenlemansaidnohingaheime——buheookoccasioninhecourseofheevening,whensomeargumenhadinervenedbeweenhem,ouerwihanemphasiswhichchilledhepany,andwhichchillsmenowasiwriei——”woman,youaresupera

uaed”johnbilledidnosurvivelong,aferhedigesingofhisaffron;buhesurvivedlongenoughoassuremehapeacewasacuallyresored!and,ifirememberarigh,anoherpuddingwasdiscreelysubsiuedinhepceofhawhichhadoccasionedheoffencehediedahemin(a

o1781)wherehehadlongheld,whaheaccouned,aforableindependence;andwihfivepounds,foureenshillings,andape

y,whichwerefoundinhisescruoireaferhisdecease,lefheworld,blessinggodhahehadenoughoburyhim,andhahehadneverbeenobligedoanymanforasixpencehiswas——apoorreion