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Title: Our mutual friend
Year: 1864 (1860s)
Authors: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Subjects: Inheritance and succession Social classes Poor families Deception
Publisher: New York : J. Bradburn, 1864-65
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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ntious Mrs. Boffin to repentance for having done himan injustice in her mind, and consequently to saying thatshe and Mr. Boffin would at any time be glad to see him ;an attention which he handsomely acknowledged by re-plying, with his stopper unremoved, Much obliged toyou, but I am always engaged, day and night. However, Bella compensating for all drawbacks by re-sponding to the advances of the Boffins in an engagingway, that easy pair were on the whole well satisfied, andproposed to the said Bella that as soon as they should bein a condition to receive her in a manner suitable to theirdesires, Mrs. Boffin should return with notice of the fact.This arrangement Mrs. Wilfer sanctioned with a statelyinclination of her head and wave of her gloves, as whoshould say, Your demerits shall be overlooked, and youshall be mercifully gratified, poor people. By-the-by, maam, said Mr. Bofiin, turning back ashe was going, you have a lodger? A gentleman, Mrs. Wilier answered, qualifying JI(;( ■ 1 %
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1 OUR MUTUAL FRIEND. 169 the low expression, undoubtedly occupies our firstfloor. I may call him Our Mutual Friend, said Mr. Boffin. What sort of a fellow is Our Mutual Friend, now ?—Do you like him ? Mr. Rokesmith is very punctual, very quiet, a veryeligible inmate. Because, Mr. Boffin explained, you must know thatIm not particularly well acquainted with Our MutualFriend, for I have only seen him once. You give a goodaccount of him. Is he at home ? Mr. Rokesmith is at home, said Mrs. Wilfer ; in-deed, pointing through the window, there he stands atthe garden gate. Waiting for you, perhaps ? Perhaps so, replied Mr. Boffin. Saw me come in,maybe. Bella had closely attended to this short dialogue. Ac-companying Mrs. Boffin to the gate, she as closely watch-ed what followed. How are you, Sir, how are you ? said Mr. Boffin.—This is Mrs. Boffin. Mr. Rokesmith, that I told youof, my dear. She gave him good-day, and he bestirred himself andhelped her to the seat, and the like, with a read

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