Hehadalreadylockeduphissafe, , broughtouthistwogreasyofficecandlesticksandstoodtheminlinewiththesnuffersonaslabnearthedoor, readytobeextinguished; hehadrakedhisfirelow, puthishatandgreat-coatready, andwasbeatinghimselfalloverthechestwithhissafe-key, asanathleticexerciseafterbusiness.
“,” saidI, “.”
Wemmicktightenedhispost-officeandshookhishead, asifhisopinionweredeadagainstanyfatalweaknessofthatsort.
“Thisfriend,” Ipursued, “istryingtogetonincommerciallife, buthasnomoney, , Iwantsomehowtohelphimtoabeginning.”
“Withmoneydown?” saidWemmick, inatonedrierthananysawdust.
“Withsomemoneydown,” Ireplied, foranuneasyremembranceshotacrossmeofthatsymmetricalbundleofpapersathome; “withsomemoneydown, andperhapssomeanticipationofmyexpectations.”
“,” saidWemmick, “Ishouldlikejusttorunoverwithyouonmyfingers, ifyouplease, ’ssee; there’sLondon, one; Southwark, two; Blackfriars, three; Waterloo, four; Westminster, five; Vauxhall, six.” Hehadcheckedoffeachbridgeinitsturn, withthehandleofhissafe-keyonthepalmofhishand.“There’sasmanyassix, yousee, tochoosefrom.”
“Idon’tunderstandyou,” saidI.
“Chooseyourbridge, ,” returnedWemmick, “andtakeawalkuponyourbridge, andpitchyourmoneyintotheThamesoverthecentrearchofyourbridge, , andyoumayknowtheendofittoo—butit’salesspleasantandprofitableend.”
Icouldhavepostedanewspaperinhismouth, hemadeitsowideaftersayingthis.
“Thisisverydiscouraging,” saidI.
“Meanttobeso,” saidWemmick.
“Thenisityouropinion,” Iinquired, withsomelittleindignation, “thatamanshouldnever—”
“—Investportablepropertyinafriend?” saidWemmick.“—andthenitbecomesaquestionhowmuchportablepropertyitmaybeworthtogetridofhim.”
“Andthat,” saidI, “isyourdeliberateopinion, ?”
“That,” hereturned, “ismydeliberateopinioninthisoffice.”
“Ah!” saidI, pressinghim, forIthoughtIsawhimnearaloopholehere; “butwouldthatbeyouropinionatWalworth?”
“,” hereplied, withgravity, “Walworthisoneplace, , ; nonebutmyofficialsentimentscanbetakeninthisoffice.”
“Verywell,” saidI, muchrelieved, “thenIshalllookyouupatWalworth, youmaydependuponit.”
“,” hereturned, “youwillbewelcomethere, inaprivateandpersonalcapacity.”
Wehadheldthisconversationinalowvoice, wellknowingmyguardian’, towellinghishands, , andfromthedoor-stepWemmickturnedhisway, .
Icouldnothelpwishingmorethanoncethatevening, -street, oraStinger, oraSomething, oraSomebody, -firstbirthday, , , because, afterhewasgone, Herbertsaidofhimself, withhiseyesfixedonthefire, thathethoughthemusthavecommittedafelonyandforgottenthedetailsofit, hefeltsodejectedandguilty.
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