New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-27

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But really" pursued Ms Bli1lber " 1 think il
could have known Cicero ar1;-sn bis friend and
talked with him in bis retirement sf Tusculunn
beautiful Tusculum y. / could have died con
tented"
A learned enthusiasm IS so very contagious that
Mr. Dombey half believed tins was exactly his
case; and even Mrs Pipchin who was not as We
have seen. OF an accommodating disposition gen.
orally. gave utterance to sttle sound between q
groan and sigh as if she would have ssid that
nobody but Cicero could have proved lasting con
ISOLATION under that failure O the Peruvian Mines
but that he indeed would haze been very Dsvy-
lamp OF refuge
Conelia looked at Mr. Donbey through her spec
taoles as if she would have liked TO cracked few
quotations with him from the authority IN question.
But this design # she entertained II. was trustra-
ted by n knock at the room-oor.
"W-ho is that p said the Doctor. Oh Come
in, Toots come in. Mr. Dombey, Sir" Toots
bowed " Quite coincidence :" said Doctor Blirn-
Der. Here we have the beginning and the end
Alpha and Omega Our head boy, Mr. DOmbey.
The Doctor might have called him their head and
shoulders boy for he was a least that much taller
than any Of the rest II bushed very much al
finding himself among strangers and ehuckled
I aloud
An addition to our little Portico Toots sad
the Doctor " Mr.. Dombey's son
Young Toots blushed again and finding from
/ solemn silence which prevailed, that he was ex
pected to say something, said to Paul, How are
your in a voice so deep, end a nanner 50 sheep
ish. that II a lamb had roared q, could Mt have
been more surprising
/ Ask Mr. Feeder, il you please, Toots said the
/ Doctor. to prepare few Introductory volumes
I for Mr. Dombeys son. and to aot him convenient
seat for study Ny dear. / believe Mr. Dombey
has not seen the dormitores."
/ lfMr. Dombey will walk up stairs" said Mrs
/ Blimber, Il shall be more than proud to show him
the dominons Of the drowsy god
With that Mrs Blimber who was a lady Of
great suavty. and wiry figure. and who wore a
cap composed Of sky-blue materials proceeded up
stairs with Mr. Dombey and Cornelia Mrs. Pip.
chin following and looking out sharp for her enemy
the footman.
While they were gone Paul sat upon the table.
holding Florence by the hand, and glancing timid
y from the Doctor round and round the room. while
the Doctor, leaning back in his chair with his hand
in his breast as usual held book from him at arm
length, and read There was something very
awful IN this manner OF reading. 1t was such a
determined. unimpassonsd, infexibe. cold blooded
way OF going 10 work IL lott the Doctors counte-
nance exposed to view and when the Doctor
smiled auspiciously at his author or knit his brows
or shook his head and made wry faces at him. as
much as to say Don't tell me, Sir. know bet
ter IL was terrific.
Toots too had no business TO be outside the door
ostentatiously examining the wheels in his watch
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long; for DR. Blimber happening to change the po
sition Of his tight plump legs as If be were going
10 get up, Toots swiftly vanished and appeared no
more.
Mr. Dombsy and his condhctress were soon heard
coming down stairs again talking all the way and
presently they reentered the Doctors study.
81 hope, Mr. Dombey,' said the Doctor laying
down his book. that the arrangements meet your
approval
Very fair indeed said Mrs. Pipchin. in low
voice never disposed to give too much encourage
ment
Mrs Pipchin" said Mr. Dombey. wheeling
round. will. with your permission, Doctor and
Mrs. Blimber visit Paul now aud then"
Whenever Mrs Pipchin plesses. observed the
Doctor
Always happy to see her, said Mrs Blimber
Il think. said Mr. Dombey " have now given
all the trouble | need, and may take my leave
Paul my child he went close to him, as he sat
upon the table. Good by
" Good by, Papa
The limp and careless little hand that Mr. Dom
hey took in his was snsularly out Of keeping with
the wistful face. But he had no part in its sor
rowful expression Ii was not addressed to him
No, no. To Forence-all to Florence
If Mr. Dombey in his insQlence OF wealth had
ever made an enemy, hard 10 appease and cruelty
vindictive in his hate. even such enemy might
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then. as compensation for his injury
lie bent down over bis body, and kissed him. If
his sight were dimncd as he did so. by something
that for a moment blurred the little face and made
it indstinct to him. his mental vision may have
been, for that short time, the clearer perhaps.
i shall see you soon. Paul. You are free on
Saturdays and Sundays you know
" Yes, Papa, returned Paul looking at his SIS
ter On Saturdays and Sundays
"And You Il try aud learn great deal here. and
he clever man said Mr. Dombey won't
you p
Il n try" returned the child. YEARLY.
" And you q soon be grown up now said Mr.
Dombey.
"Ohl very soon 4" replied the child Once more
the old, old look passed rapidly across his features
like q strange light IL fell on Mrs. Ppchin, and
extinguished itself in her black dress. That ex
celent osress stepped forward TO take leave and
10 bear of Florence which she had long been
thirsting to do. The move on her part reused Mr.
DOmbey, whose eyes were fixed on Paul After
patting him the head. and pressing his small
hand again be took leave u Doctor Blimber Mrs
Blimber and Miss Bimber with his usual polite
frigidity, and walked out Of the study.
Despite ms entreaty that they would not think
of stirring Doctor Blimber Mrs Blimber and Miss
Blimber all pressed forward to attend him TO the
hall and thus Mrs. pipchin got into a state OF en-
tanglement with Mas Blimber and the Doctor. and
was crowded out Of the study before she could
clutch Florence To which happy accident Paul
stood afterwari indebted 10 dear remembrance,
that Florence back to throw her arms round bis
neck, and that hers was the last face in the door
way turned toward him with smile Of encou-
ragement the brighter for the tears through which
il beamed
IL made his childish bosom hesve and swell when
II was gone aud sent the globes. ths books
blind Homer and Minerva, swimming round the
room. But they stopped, al of a sudden and then
he heard the loud clock in the hall still grsyey in
quiring bow il, my. liz, tie. friend, how, IS, my,
it, tie friend as It had done before.
He sat. with folded hands upon his pedestal,
silently listening But he might have answered
weary. weary very lonely. very sad And there,
with an aching void in his young heart, and all out
side so cold and bare and strange. Paul sat as II he
had taken life unfinished, and the upholsterer
were never coming.
CHAPTER XII.
PaHVs EdHeettOH.
AFTER the lapse of some minutes, which ap-
peared an immense time to little Paul Dombey Oh
the table. Doctor Blimber came back The Doc
tors walk was stately, AMI calculated to impress
the juvenile mind with solemn feelings. IL was a