. Bleak house . Skim-pole. My dear Miss Summerson, said he, shaking his head pleas-antly, I dont know. Some pounds, odd shillings, and halfpence,I think, were mentioned. Its twenty-four pound, sixteen, and sevenpence hapenny,observed the stranger. Thats wot it is. And it sounds — somehow it sounds, said Mr. Skimpole, likea small sum ? The strange man said nothing, but made another snort. It wassuch a powerful one, that it seemed quite to lift him out of hisseat. Mr. Skimpole, said Richard to me, has a delicacy in apply-ing to my cousin Jarndyce, because he has lately — I think, sir, Iunderstoo
. Bleak house . Skim-pole. My dear Miss Summerson, said he, shaking his head pleas-antly, I dont know. Some pounds, odd shillings, and halfpence,I think, were mentioned. Its twenty-four pound, sixteen, and sevenpence hapenny,observed the stranger. Thats wot it is. And it sounds — somehow it sounds, said Mr. Skimpole, likea small sum ? The strange man said nothing, but made another snort. It wassuch a powerful one, that it seemed quite to lift him out of hisseat. Mr. Skimpole, said Richard to me, has a delicacy in apply-ing to my cousin Jarndyce, because he has lately — I think, sir, Iunderstood you that you had lately Oh, yes ! returned Mr. Skimpole, smiling. Though I forgothow much it was, and when it was. Jarndyce would readily do itagain ; but I have the epicure-like feeling that I would prefer anovelty in help; that I would rather, and he looked at Richardand me, develop generosity in a new soil, and in a new form offlower. What do you think will be best, Miss Summerson ? saidRichard, COAVINSES. BLEAK HOUSE. 71 I ventured to inquire, generally, before replying, what wouldhappen if the money were not produced. Jail, said the strange man, coolly putting his handkerchiefinto his hat, which was on the floor at his feet. Or Coavinses. May I ask, sir, what is Coavinses 1 said the strange man. A ouse. Richard and I looked at one another again. It was a most singu-lar thing that the arrest was our embarrassment, and not Mr. Skim-poles. He observed us with a genial interest; but there seemed,if I may venture on such a contradiction, nothing selfish in it. Hehad entirely washed his hands of the difficulty, and it had becomeours. I thought, he suggested, as if good-naturetUy to help us out, that, being parties in a Chancery suit concerning (as people say)a large amount of property, Mr. Richard, or his beautiful cousin,or both, could sign something, or make over something, or givesome sort of undertaking, or pledge, or bond ? I dont know whatthe business name of
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