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importance, representing them to be other documents of no importance. He induced Mr. W. to empower him to draw out, thus, one particular sum of trust-money, amounting to twelve six fourteen, two and nine, and employed it to meet pretended business charges and deficiencies which were either already provided for, or had never really existed. He gave this proceeding, throughout, the appearance of having originated in Mr. W.'s own dishonest intention, and of having been accomplished by Mr. W.'s own dishonest act; and has used it, ever since, to torture and constrain him."' 'You shall prove this, you Copperfield!' said Uriah, with a threatening shake of the head. 'All in good time!' 'Ask - HEEP - Mr. Traddles, who lived in his house after him,' said Mr. Micawber, breaking off from the letter; 'will you?' 'The fool himself-and lives there now,' said Uriah, disdainfully. 'Ask - HEEP - if he ever kept a pocket-book in that house,' said Mr. Micawber; 'will you?' I saw Uriah's lank hand stop, involuntarily, in the scraping of his chin. 'Or ask him,' said Mr. Micawber,'if he ever burnt one there. If he says yes, and asks you where the ashes are, refer him to Wilkins Micawber, and he will hear of something not at all to his advantage!' The triumphant flourish with which Mr. Micawber delivered himself of these words, had a powerful effect in alarming the mother; who cried out, in much agitation: 'Ury, Ury! Be umble, and make terms, my dear!' 'Mother!' he retorted, 'will you keep quiet? You're in a fright, and don't know what you say or mean. Umble!' he repeated, looking at me, with a snarl; 'I've umbled some of 'em for a pretty long time back, umble as I was!' Mr. Micawber, genteelly adjusting his chin in his cravat, presently proceeded with his composition. '"Second. HEEP has, on several occasions, to the best of my |
