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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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left arm carelessly thrown across his left leg a little abovethe knee, and the right arm as carelessly thrown over the elbow ofthe wooden chair, with the hand curved, half open and half shut,as if it had just let go a rope. Might you be looking for a Boarding-House? Pleasant in-quired, taking her observant stand on one side of the fire. I dont rightly know my plans yet, returned the man. You aint looking for a Leaving Shop? No, said the man. No, assented Pleasant, youve got too much of an outfit onyou for that. But if you should want either, this is both. Ay, ay ! said the man, glancing round the place. I know.Ive been here before. Did you Leave anything when you were here before? askedPleascint, with a view to principal and interest. No. The man shook his head. I am pretty sure you never boarded here? No. The man again shook his head. What did you do here when you were here before? askedPleasant. For I dont remember you. Its not at all likely you should. I only stood at the door, one
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MISS RIDERHOOD AT HOME. 338 OUR MUTUAL FRIEND. night — on the lower step there — while a shipmate of mine lookedin to speak to your father. I remember the place well. Look-ing very curiously round it. Might that have been long ago ? Ay, a goodish bit ago. When I came off my last voyage. Then you have not been to sea lately 1 No. Been in the sick bay since then, and been employedashore. Then, to be sure, that accounts for your hands. The man with a keen look, a quick smile, and a change ofmanner, caught her up. Youre a good observer. Yes. Thataccounts for my hands. Pleasant was somewhat disquieted by his look, and returned itsuspiciously. Not only was his change of manner, though very sud-den, quite collected, but his former manner, which he resumed, hada certain suppressed confidence and sense of power in it that werehalf threatening. Will your father be long? he inquired. I dont know. I cant say. As you supposed he was at home, it would seem that he hasjust gone out ? Hows that ?

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