VIII {Daggers Drawn}
XII{A Night with Durdles}
"Say here, then,rejoins the other, rising in
a fury. "Say anywhere! Your vanity is
intolerable, your conceit is beyond
endurance; you talk as if you were some
rare and precious prize, instead of a
common boaster. You are a common fellow,
and a common boaster.
On dangerous grounds
X {Smoothing the Way}
"Who but you, sir? replied
Helena. "What is my influence, or
my weak wisdom, compared with
yours!"
Mr. Crisparkle is overpaid
She took the hand he offered her, and gratefully and almost reverently raised it to her lips.
"Tut!" said the Minor Canon softly, "I am much overpaid!" and turned away.
"You're out of temper,says Mr.
Sapsea, winking to the company to
observe how smoothly he will
manage him. "My friend
concerns me, and Mr. Jasper is my
friend. And you are my friend.
"You have the wisdom of Love,
returned the Minor Canon, "and
it was the highest wisdom ever
known upon this earth
remember. As to mine but the
less said of that commonplace
commodity the better. Good
night!"
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Durdles cautions Mr. Sapsea against boasting
"Don't you get into a bad habit of
boasting,retorts Durdles, with a
grave cautionary nod. "It'll grow
upon you.
"You are out of temper,says
Sapsea again; reddening, but
again winking to the company.
"I own to it,returns Durdles; "I
don't like liberties.
