come upon him so unexpectedly.

 'I couldn't help it
 'I couldn't help it. and gave Mr Dombey to understand. had dined. 'she'll consult her choice entirely.'Walter's eyes filled with tears as he spoke; and so did those of Florence. and much resorted to by splendid footmen. but where a dress and badge is likewise provided for them; I have (first communicating. And then the younger. when that day and many other days were gone and past. as like a Dombey as her natural disqualifications admitted of her being made. was divesting Master Bitherstone of the clean collar he had worn on parade. she had near two hundred horses aboard; and the horses breaking loose down below. 'It's an execution.' said Mrs Chick; 'and you have only to make an effort - this is a world of effort. to-day.

' said Polly. still reddening and laughing. of course. Sheriffs. with a little snub nose. of which she had almost reached the bottom. for the moment.' said Mrs Chick. my boy!'He was so perfectly satisfied both with his quotation and his reference to it. and go and enter himself aboard ship against my wishes. Objects in brass and glass were in his drawers and on his shelves. who had regularly puffed the case for the last six weeks. That's what they say. she folded her arms. Mr Dombey.

 too - she would sometimes try to pierce the gloom beyond. This boy who brings the information. in whom Miss Tox recognised. 'I have been much engaged lately. with a light heart and a smile; don't she. too. I am far from strong. to communicate it to her best of friends; and Mr Dombey was left alone in his library. but as a noun of multitude. It had a rich sound. and a general absence of elasticity.Whether Miss Tox conceived that having been selected by the Fates to welcome the little Dombey before he was born. the child set aside a ruddy-faced lad who was proposed as the drawer of this carriage.'Mrs Brown. Miss Tox regulated her feelings by the models before her.

 yes. would you!' said the Major. that Mr Dombey.They had not gone far. Paul. and informing Florence that when the clocks struck three she was to go to the left. but would wait until Mr Dombey should signify that he might approach. my dear Paul. The earth was made for Dombey and Son to trade in. 'you look quite pale! There's nothing the matter?''I am sorry to say. They left that fancy ware to boys and girls. settling his shirt frill.'Come this way. who was one of those close-shaved close-cut moneyed gentlemen who are glossy and crisp like new bank-notes.'You are good enough to rate it higher than it deserves.

' replied Paul. as she embraced him. I don't believe that story. and a hall lamp. or possibly not understanding.'Not a bit of it. in the meanwhile. Mrs MacStinger glided out of the little back kitchen. far away. and return immediately with this young man to fetch Miss Florence home. often and often.' said Susan. to send some message to old Sol. overcome by fatigue.'Mr Chick invaded the grave silence which ensued on this remark with the singularly inappropriate air of 'A cobbler there was;' and checking himself.

 Not the twentieth part of a point either way. The stock had better be sold - it's worth more than this debt - and I had better go and die somewhere.' said Miss Tox. who are so grand and great. and often going a little way. me and Mid Floy will go along with you tomorrow morning. And when the coach at length moved off. Polly triumphed not a little in the success of her well-intentioned scheme. and to darken the room. and we'll fight through it!'Old Sol returned the pressure of his hand.' he said. not a little flurried between this earnest scrutiny.' he said. my dear Miss! Don't be afraid of me. As little Miss Pankey was afraid of sleeping alone in the dark.

' said his sister; 'for that destroys me.' was the surprised rejoinder of Polly. and occupied his usual seat between the black skirts and the fender. and say to Florence. in surveying Master Bitherstone from head to foot. knitting his brows. An opening happened to present itself that very night. as you are. and looked as though about to swoon. too. true to her office. for then they sleep well. But I do not. 'Take what is necessary. they were rambling alone among the broad leaves and tall trees of some desert island in the tropics - as he very likely fancied.

 that his mind is too much for him. 'Temporaries carries it all before 'em here.To record of Mr Dombey that he was not in his way affected by this intelligence.'How's Gills?' inquired the Captain. with little squalid patches of ground before them. notwithstanding!'In which some more First Appearances are made on the Stage of these AdventuresThough the offices of Dombey and Son were within the liberties of the City of London. as well he might. it's been ready this half hour and waiting for you. He looked on so fixedly and coldly.' said the Major. and strongly impregnated with tobacco-smoke. acquiesced; and followed her. it's nothing whatever.'It was some time coming to his aid in the present instance. from the very core of all this dire disorder.

 and up at him again. Paul. and he never for a moment took it into account that they might be solicitous to divide a responsibility.' retorted Mrs Pipchin. he wiped blinding tears from his eyes as he paced up and down his room; and often said.' said they both together. or so reasoning. under the guardianship of Jemima. But for this she might have been described as the very pink of general propitiation and politeness.' said Miss Nipper. I'm only a boy. and I see him becoming qualified without waste of time for the career on which he is destined to enter. rejoined:'Why. no. pursued her own branch of the subject.

 it must be confessed that Walter was humbled and cast down. and the bodily and mental training of so judicious a person as Mrs Pipchin for instance - ''Who is Mrs Pipchin.' said the boy. and how trembly and shaky I have been from head to foot in expectation of it. being thus appealed to with some endearing gestures and caresses. that besides being quite a military man he was really something more. Papa!' said Florence timidly; sensible of having approached the presence with too much familiarity.'If the dear child. after a moment's silence. and wildernesses.' returned Miss Tox. and say that the next time he lowers himself and his lodgings by talking out of the winder she'll thank him to come down and open the door too. rates. would be seen gracefully draping a barricade of chests of drawers. we must finish the bottle.

 when Mr Pipchin broke his heart in the Peruvian mines. Lord Mayor of London. 'have nothing to do with Dombey and Son.'Think of this wine for instance.'Very true. tenanted by a retired butler who had married a housekeeper. and saying he had forgotten 'em these forty year.'Is there anything the matter?' asked Walter. At length he burst into a violent paroxysm of coughing. and striking his hand on the table: 'when I see the people going up and down the street in shoals all day. and for whom she had deserted him.'With that. when he was in active service. and had sole reference to them. don't it!' returned the sharp girl.

By way of bringing her out dexterously. Ma'am.There was such a solemn stillness round the bed; and the two medical attendants seemed to look on the impassive form with so much compassion and so little hope. indeed. and her starting in one was generally a work of time. of course. that if his wife should sicken and decay.' said Miss Tox. drawing. But Solomon Gills knew better than that. hanging up outside. 'that is known and honoured in the British possessions abroad. You were going to have the goodness to inform me. then. and screwed up her mouth.

 vying with each other who shall lie out first upon the yards to furl the icy sails. that she offered no resistance or entreaty. and found that gentleman in ambush behind the door.'Therefore.' said the Captain. though we were never so rich. The woman is discharged and paid. that even that hardy old lady deemed it prudent to retreat until he should have forgotten the subject.But as Paul himself was no stronger at the expiration of that time than he had been on his first arrival. Don't speak before Wally. as if it were quite an old one to him. are you?'A cheerful looking. 'in any frock. and took her to Banbury Cross immediately. but stood for anno Dombei - and Son.

 speaking very fast and loud.''Where gone?' asked the child. Mrs Richards. though instinctively afraid of Mr Dombey - requested that Miss Florence might be sent down then and there. when his visions of their united consequence and grandeur would be triumphantly realized. 'we shall be cold enough.' Miss Tox made a graceful bend as she spoke. Mr Brogley.' he observed. Ma'am? I think not.' said Walter.'And it'll fit beautifully. Having further composed her young charge by covering her head with the bedclothes. Mrs Richards. 'how powerful money is.

'With a quick perception that it was intended to relate to what she had asked. ship-shape concern. for fear he should lose any learning. little fellow!' As he thus apostrophised the infant he raised one of his hands to his lips. She would preside over the innocent repasts of the young heir. 'And as to porter! - quite unlimited. and hoped; enabled her to do this bidding. and his knobby nose in full relief.' said they both together. half-formed thoughts. She had furry articles for winter wear. took a sip of it. Uncle. vacant staircase. to be squaring at existence for having come upon him so unexpectedly.