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Title: Our mutual friend
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Dickens, Charles, 1837-1896, ed
Subjects: Inheritance and succession Social classes Poor families Deception
Publisher: New York, London, Macmillan
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ands are you speaking of ? Only such little words of remembrance as I assume you sendsomehow or other, replied the Secretary, with his former air. Itwould be a pleasure to me if you would make me the bearer ofthem. As you know, I come and go between the two houses everyday. You neednt remind me of that, sir. She was too quick in this petulant sally against Pas lodger;and she felt that she had been so when she met his quiet look. They dont send many — what was your expression?—wordsof remembrance to me, said Bella, making haste to take refuge inill-usage. They frequently ask me about you, and I give them such slightintelligence as I can. I hope its truly given, exclaimed Bella. I hope you cannot doubt it, for it would be very much againstyou, if you could. No, I do not doubt it. I deserve the reproach, which is veryjust indeed. I beg your pardon, Mr. Rokesmith. I should beg you not to do so, but that it shows you to suchadmirable advantage, he replied, with earnestness. Forgive me;
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pas lodgek and pas daughter. 296 OUR MUTUAL FRIEND. I could not help saying that. To return to what I have digressedfrom, let me add that perhaps they think I report them to you, de-liver little messages, and the like. But I forbear to trouble you,as you never ask me. I am going, sir, said Bella, looking at him as if he had reprovedher, to see them to-morrow. Is that,he asked, hesitating, said to me, or to them? To which you please. To both 1 Shall I make it a message ? You can if you Hke, Mr. Rokesmith. Message or no message,I am going to see them to-morrow. Then I will tell them so. He lingered a moment, as though to give her the opportunity ofprolonging the conversation if she wished. As she remained silent,he left her. Two incidents of the little interview were felt byMiss Bella herself, when alone again, to be very curious. The firstwas, that he unquestionably left her with a penitent air upon her,and a penitent feeling in her heart. The second was, that she hadnot had an intenti

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