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en o’clock to one, that it was a blessing and a cheerfulness,
and a dignity, and I don’t know what all, eh?’ said he with
a sneer. ‘You preach, about as consistent as they did. Won’t
umbleness go down? I shouldn’t have got round my gentle-
man fellow-partner without it, I think. - Micawber, you old
bully, I’ll pay YOU!’
Mr. Micawber, supremely defiant of him and his extend-
ed finger, and making a great deal of his chest until he had
slunk out at the door, then addressed himself to me, and
proffered me the satisfaction of ‘witnessing the re-estab-
lishment of mutual confidence between himself and Mrs.
Micawber’. After which, he invited the company generally
to the contemplation of that affecting spectacle.
‘The veil that has long been interposed between Mrs. Mi-
cawber and myself, is now withdrawn,’ said Mr. Micawber;
‘and my children and the Author of their Being can once
more come in contact on equal terms.’
As we were all very grateful to him, and all desirous to
show that we were, as well as the hurry and disorder of our
spirits would permit, I dare say we should all have gone,
but that it was necessary for Agnes to return to her father,
as yet unable to bear more than the dawn of hope; and for
someone else to hold Uriah in safe keeping. So, Traddles
remained for the latter purpose, to be presently relieved by
Mr. Dick; and Mr. Dick, my aunt, and I, went home with
Mr. Micawber. As I parted hurriedly from the dear girl to
whom I owed so much, and thought from what she had
been saved, perhaps, that morning - her better resolution
notwithstanding - I felt devoutly thankful for the miseries

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