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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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im sweetly, Heart? No, said Mr. Fledgeby, Gender — is ever what a man isbound to listen to, and I wish it rested with myself. But thisRiah is a nasty one, Mrs. Lammle; he really is. Not if you speak to him, dear Mr. Fledgeby. Upon my soul and body he is ! said Fledgeby. Try. Try once more, dearest Mr. Fledgeby. What is thereyou cannot do, if you will ? Thank you, said Fledgeby, youre very complimentary tosay so. I dont mind trying him again, at your request. But ofcourse I cant answer for the consequences. Riah is a tough subject,and when he says hell do a thing, hell do it. Exactly so, cried Mrs. Lammle, and when he says to youhell wait, hell wait. ( She is a devilish clever woman, thought Fledgeby. I didntsee that opening, but she spies it out and cuts into it as soon as itsmade.) In point of fact, dear Mr. Fledgeby, Mrs. Lammle went on ina very interesting manner, not to affect concealment of Alfredshopes, to you who are so much his friend, there is a distant breakin his horizon.
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MR, FLEDGEBY DEPARTS ON HIS ERRAND OP MERCY. 540 OUR MUTUAL FRIEND. This figure of speech seemed rather mysterious to FascinationFledgeby, who said, Theres a what in his — ehV Alfred, dear Mr. Fledgeby, discussed with me this very morningbefore he went out, some prospects he has, which might entirelychange the aspect of his present troubles. Really? said Fledgeby. 0 yes ! Here Mrs. Lammle brought her handkerchief intoplay. And you know, dear Mr. Fledgeby — you who study thehuman heart, and study the world — what an affliction it would beto lose position and to lose credit, when ability to tide over a veryshort time might save all appearances. Oh ! said Fledgeby. Then you think, Mrs. Lammle, thatif Lammle got time, he wouldnt burst up ? — To use an expres-sion, Mr. Fledgeby apologetically explained, which is adopted inthe Money Market. Indeed yes. Truly, truly, yes ! That makes all the difference, said Fledgeby. Ill make apoint of seeing Riah at once. Blessings on you, dearest

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