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'But tell us what it was' Mr Sparkler referred to his pulse again, and put hih some

severeto my Governor--expression not my own--occasionally

co i--perfect phenomenon of Buyer and Banker and that--but say

the Shop sits heavily on him Say he carried the Shop about, on his back

rather--like Jew clothes, with her floating drapery about her,

'is exactly ive me your arm up-stairs'

Mr Merdle, left alone to meditate on a better conformation of himself to

Society, looked out of nine s in succession, and appeared to

see nine wastes of space When he had thus entertained himself he went

down-stairs, and looked intently at all the carpets on the ground-floor;

and then caain, and looked intently at all the carpets

on the first-floor; as if they were glooh all the rooms he wandered, as he always did,

like the last person on earth who had any business to approach theht, that she was at Hohts in a season, she could not announce more widely and

unmistakably than Mr Merdle did that he was never at hoht of which splendid retainer

always finished hireat creature, he sneaked

to his dressing-room, and there remained shut up until he rode out to

dinner, with Mrs Merdle, in her own handsome chariot At dinner, he was

envied and flattered as a being of ht, was Treasuried, Barred, and

Bishoped, as ht caain in his own hall, like a

rushlight, by the chief butler, went sighing to bed