Our mutual friend . e. Whereas, if you were in embarrassedcircumstances — this is merely supposititious Conscience causing R. Wilfer to colour, Mrs. Wilfer, from a corner(she always got into stately corners) came to the rescue with a deep-toned Per-fectly. — Why then I — might lose it. Well! observed R. Wilfer, cheerfully, money and goods arecertainly the best of references. Do you think they are the best, pa ? asked Miss Bella, in alow voice, and without looking over her shoulder as she warmedher foot on the fender. Among the best, my dear. I should have thought, myself, it was so easy to add
Our mutual friend . e. Whereas, if you were in embarrassedcircumstances — this is merely supposititious Conscience causing R. Wilfer to colour, Mrs. Wilfer, from a corner(she always got into stately corners) came to the rescue with a deep-toned Per-fectly. — Why then I — might lose it. Well! observed R. Wilfer, cheerfully, money and goods arecertainly the best of references. Do you think they are the best, pa ? asked Miss Bella, in alow voice, and without looking over her shoulder as she warmedher foot on the fender. Among the best, my dear. I should have thought, myself, it was so easy to add the usualkind of one, said Bella, with a toss of her curls. The gentleman listened to her with a face of marked attention,though he neither looked up nor changed his attitude. He sat, stilland silent, until his future landlord accepted his proposals, andbrought writing materials to complete the business. He sat, stilland silent, while the landlord wrote. When the agreement was ready in duplicate (the landlord. WITNESSING THE AGREEMENT. OUR MUTUAL FRIEND. 37 having worked at it like some cherubic scribe, in what is conven-tionally called a doubtful, which means a not at all doubtful. OldMaster), it was signed by the contracting parties, Bella looking onas scornful witness. The contracting parties were R. Wilfer, andJohn Rokesmith, Esquire. When it came to Bellas turn to sign her name, Mr. Rokesmith,who was standing, as he had sat, with a hesitating hand upon thetable, looked at her stealthily, but narrowly. He looked at thepretty figure bending down over the paper and saying, WhereamI to go, pa ? Here, in this corner ? He looked at the beautifulbrown hair, shading the coquettish face; he looked at the free dashof the signature, which was a bold one for a womans; and thenthey looked at one another. Much obliged to you,^ Miss Wilfer. Obliged? I have given you so much trouble. Signing my name ? Yes, certainly. But I am your landlordsdaughter, sir. As there was nothing more t
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