ah mr and mr sat together in the temple this evening however they were not together in the place of business of the eminent but in another dismal set of chambers it on the same second floor ou whose like black outer door appeared the legend mb mb � offices appearances indicated that this establishment was a very recent institution the white letters of the inscription were extremely white and extremely strong to the sense of smell the of ous mutual the tables and was like lady s a little too blooming to be believed ix and the carpets and seemed to rush at the behold s in the of their patterns but the to tone down both the still life and the human life that has much to do it would soon get the better of all that said on one side of the fire i fed tolerably comfortable i hope the may do the same � why shouldn t he r asked light wood from the other side of the fire to be sure pursued reflecting he is not in the secret of our so perhaps he may be in an easy frame of we shall pay him said shall we really returned surprised you don t say so i mean to pay for my part said in a slightly injured tone i mean to pay him too retorted but then i mean so much that i � that i don t mean so much that i only mean and shall always only mean and nothing more my dear it s the same thing lying back in his easy chair watched him lying back in his easy chair as he stretched out his legs on the hearth and said with the amused look that could awaken in him without seeming to try or care � anyhow your have increased the bill the virtues i exclaimed raising his eyes to the this very complete little of ours said in which will ever be cooked my dear dear returned his end lazily lifting his head a little to look at how often have i pointed out to you that its moral influence is the important thing its moral influence m this fellow laughing � do me the said getting out of his chair with gravity to come and inspect that feature of our establishment which yon with that taking up a candle he conducted his into the fourth of the set of chambers � a little narrow room � which was very completely and neatly fitted as a kitchen see said flour barrel rolling pin box shelf of brown board coffee mill furnished with and jack a � kettle an of dish covers the moral influence of these objects in forming the domestic virtues may have an im influence upon me not upon you for you are a hopeless case upon me in i have an idea that i feel the domestic virtues forming bo me the favour to step into my m you see and set of solid mahogany pigeon holes � mutual one for every letter of the to what use do i them i a bill � say from jones i it neatly at the and i put it into pigeon hole j it s the next to a receipt and is quite as to me and very much wish sitting on his bed with the air of a philosopher a that my example might induce you to habits of and method and by means of the moral influences with which i surrounded you to encourage the formation of the domestic laughed again with his usual of how can you be so ridiculous and what an absurd fellow you are but when his laugh was out there was something serious if not anxious in his despite that assumption of and indifference had become his second nature he was attached to his friend he had founded himself upon wh n they were yet boys at school and at this hour liim no less admired him no less loved him no less than in those days said he if i could find you in earnest for a minute i would try to say an earnest word to you an earnest word repeated the moral influences are beginning to work say on well i will returned the other though you are not earnest yet in this desire for earnestness with the air of one who was meditating deeply i trace the happy influences of the little flour barrel and the coffee mill resumed the light interruption and a hand upon s as he stood before him seated on his bed you are something from me looked at him but said nothing ml past summer you have been something from me before we entered on our you were as bent upon it as i have seen you upon anything since we first rowed together but you cared very little for it when it came often found it a tie and a drag upon you and were constantly away now it was well enough half a dozen times a dozen times times to say to me in your own odd manner which i know so well and like so much that your were precautions against our one another but of after a short while i began to know that they covered something i don t ask what it is as you have not told me but the is sa say is it not i give you my word of honor returned after a serious pause of a few moments that i don t know � don t know upon my soul don t know i know less about myself than about most people in the world and i don t know you have some design in your mind i don t think i have at any rate you have some subject interest there which used not to be there u mutual i 