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upon the savoury meat before him�察�but cut and ate�察�and cut and drank�察�and 

cut and chewed�察�and dodged about�察�from tripe to hot potato�察�and from hot 

potato back again to tripe�察�with an unctuous and unflagging relish。                      But 

happening   now  to   look   all   round   the  street   ´  in case  anybody  should   be 

beckoning   from  any  door   or   window�察  �for   a   porter   ´   his   eyes�察  �in   coming 

back   again�察  �encountered   Meg�此        �sitting   opposite   to   him�察  �with   her   arms 



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folded and only busy in watching his progress with a smile of happiness。 

     'Why�察�Lord forgive me��' said Trotty�察�dropping his knife and fork。 'My 

dove�     �Meg� �why didn't you tell me what a beast I was��' 

     'Father��' 

     'Sitting   here��'  said   Trotty�察  �in  penitent   explanation�察    �'cramming�察     �and 

stuffing�察�and gorging myself�察�and you before me there�察�never so much as 

breaking your precious fast�察�nor wanting to�察�when ´ ' 

     'But I have broken it�察�father��' interposed his daughter�察�laughing�察�'all to 

bits。   I have had my dinner。' 

     'Nonsense��'   said   Trotty。    'Two   dinners   in   one   day�   �It   an't   possible� �

You might as well tell me that two New Year's Days will come together�察�or 

that I have had a gold head all my life�察�and never changed it。' 

     'I have had my dinner�察�father�察�for all that��' said Meg�察�coming nearer to 

him。     'And   if   you'll   go   on   with   yours�察  �I'll   tell   you   how   and   where�察  �and 

how your dinner came to be brought�察�and ´ and something else besides。' 

     Toby still appeared incredulous�察�but she looked into his face with her 

clear eyes�察�and laying her hand upon his shoulder�察�motioned him to go on 

while the meat was hot。          So Trotty took up his knife and fork again�察�and 

went to work。       But much more slowly than before�察�and shaking his head�察�

as if he were not at all pleased with himself。 

     'I had my dinner�察�father��' said Meg�察�after a little hesitation�察�'with ´ with 

Richard。      His   dinner´time   was   early�察  �and   as  he   brought   his   dinner   with 

him when he came to see me�察�we ´ we had it together�察�father。' 

     Trotty took a little beer�察�and smacked his lips。             Then he said�察�'Oh��' ´ 

because she waited。 

     'And Richard says�察�father ´ ' Meg resumed。             Then stopped。 

     'What does Richard say�察�Meg��' asked Toby。 

     'Richard says�察�father ´ '      Another stoppage。 

     'Richard's a long time saying it��' said Toby。 

     'He says then�察�father��' Meg continued�察�lifting up her eyes at last�察�and 

speaking in a tremble�察�but quite plainly�察�'another year is nearly gone�察�and 

where is the use of waiting on from year to year�察�when it is so unlikely we 

shall ever be better off than we are now�拭�He says we are poor now�察�father�察�

and we shall be poor then�察�but we are young now�察�and years will make us 



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old before we know it。         He says that if we wait�此       �people in our condition�此�

until we see our way quite clearly�察�the way will be a narrow one indeed ´ 

the common way ´ the Grave�察�father。' 

     A   bolder    man   than   Trotty   Veck    must   needs   have    drawn     upon   his 

boldness largely�察�to deny it。        Trotty held his peace。 

     'And how hard�察�father�察�to grow old�察�and die�察�and think we might have 

cheered and   helped each other�           �How hard   in   all our lives to   love each 

other�察�and to grieve�察�apart�察�to see each other working�察�changing�察�growing 

old and grey。      Even if I got the better of it�察�and forgot him ��which I never 

could���察�oh father dear�察�how hard to have a heart so full as mine is now�察�and 

live to have it slowly drained out every drop�察�without the recollection of 

one happy moment of a woman's life�察�to stay behind and comfort me�察�and 

make me better��' 

     Trotty sat quite still。     Meg dried her eyes�察�and said more gaily�此�that is 

to   say�察  �with   here   a   laugh�察  �and   there   a   sob�察  �and   here   a   laugh   and   sob 

together�此�

     'So Richard says�察�father�察�as his work was yesterday made certain for 

some time to come�察�and as I love him�察�and have loved him full three years 

´ ah� �longer than that�察�if he knew it�  � will I marry him on New Year's Day�察�

the   best   and   happiest   day�察  �he   says�察  �in   the   whole   year�察  �and   one   that   is 

almost sure to bring good fortune with it。            It's a short notice�察�father ´ isn't 

it�拭 � but I haven't my fortune to be settled�察�or my wedding dresses to be 

made�察�like the great ladies�察�father�察�have I�拭         �And he said so much�察�and said 

it in his way�察�so strong and earnest�察�and all the time so kind and gentle�察�

that I said I'd come and talk to you�察�father。            And as they paid the money 

for that work of mine this morning ��unexpectedly�察�I am sure�。� and as you 

have fared very poorly for a whole week�察�and as I couldn't help wishing 

there should be something to make this day a sort of holiday to you as well 

as a dear and happy day to me�察�father�察�I made a little treat and brought it to 

surprise you。' 

     'And see how he leaves it cooling on the step��' said another voice。 

     It   was   the   voice   of   this   same   Richard�察  �who   had   come   upon   them 

unobserved�察�and stood before the father and daughter�察�looking down upon 

them with a face as glowing as the iron on which his stout sledge´hammer 



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daily   rung。     A  handsome�察  �well´made�察  �powerful   youngster   he   was�察  �with 

eyes   that   sparkled   like   the   red´hot   droppings   from   a   furnace   fire�察  �black 

hair that curled about his swarthy temples rarely�察�and a smile ´ a smile that 

bore out Meg's eulogium on his style of conversation。 

     'See how he leaves it cooling on the step��' said Richard。                  'Meg don't 

know what he likes。         Not she��' 

     Trotty�察�all action and enthusiasm�察�immediately reached up his hand to 

Richard�察  �and   was   going   to   address   him   in   great   hurry�察  �when   the   house´ 

door opened without any warning�察�and a footman very nearly put his foot 

into the tripe。 

     'Out of the ways here�察�will you�           �You must always go and be a´ settin 

on   our   steps�察  �must   you�    �You   can't   go   and   give   a   turn   to   none   of   the 

neighbours never�察�can't you�          �WILL you clear the road�察�or won't you��' 

     Strictly speaking�察�the last question was irrelevant�察�as they had already 

done it。 

     'What's the matter�察�what's the matter��' said the gentleman for whom the 

door was opened�察�coming out of the house at that kind of light´ heavy pace 

´ that peculiar compromise between a walk and a jog´trot ´ with which a 

gentleman   upon   the  smooth   down´hill   of   life�察 �wearing   creaking   boots�察  �a 

watch´chain�察  �and   clean   linen�察  �MAY   come   out   of   his   house�此        �not   only 

without   any   abatement   of   his   dignity�察  �but   with   an   expression   of   having 

important      and    wealthy     engagements        elsewhere。     'What's     the   matter� �

What's the matter��' 

     'You're always   a´being  begged�察 �and prayed�察 �upon   your   bended knees 

you are��' said the footman with great emphasis to Trotty Veck�察�'to let our 

door´steps be。       Why don't you let 'em be�拭         �CAN'T you let 'em be��' 

     'There�     �That'll    do�察 �that'll  do��'  said   the  gentleman。      'Halloa     there� �

Porter��'   beckoning   with   his   head   to   Trotty  Veck。     'Come   here。      What's 

that�拭   �Your dinner��' 

     'Yes�察�sir��' said Trotty�察�leaving it behind him in a corner。 

     'Don't leave it there��' exclaimed the gentleman。              'Bring it here�察�bring it 

here。    So�     �This is your dinner�察�is it��' 

     'Yes�察�sir��' repeated Trotty�察�looking with a fixed eye and a watery mouth�察�

at the piece of tripe he had reserved for a last delicious tit´bit�察�which the 



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gentleman was now turning over and over on the end of the fork。 

     Two other gentlemen had come out with him。                   One was a low´spirited 

gentleman of middle age�察�of a meagre habit�察�and a disconsolate face�察�who 

kept   his   hands   continually   in   the   pockets   of   his   scanty   pepper´and´salt 

trousers�察    �very   large    and   dog's´eared      from    that  custom�察    �and    was    not 

particularly well brushed or washed。               The other�察�a full´sized�察�sleek�察�well´ 

conditioned   gentleman�察  �in   a   blue   coat   with   bright   buttons�察  �and   a   white 

cravat。     This gentleman had a very red face�察�as if an undue proportion of 

the   blood   in   his   body   were   squeezed   up   into   his   head�察  �which   perhaps 

accounted for his having also the appearance of being rather cold about the 

heart。 

     He who had Toby's meat upon the fork�察�called to the first one by the 

name      of  Filer�察  �and    they   both    drew    near   together。     Mr。     Filer   being 

exceedingly  short´sighted�察  �was   obliged   to   go   so   close   to   the   remnant   of 

Toby's   dinner   before   he   could   make   out   what   it   was�察  �that   Toby's   heart 

leaped up into his mouth。           But Mr。 Filer didn't eat it。 

     'This   is   a   description   of   animal   food�察 �Alderman��'   said   Filer�察  �making 

little punches in it with a pencil´case�察�'commonly known to the labouring 

population of this country�察�by the name of tripe。' 

     The     Alderman      laug
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