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As soon as Richard and I had held the conversation of which I havegiven an account, Richard communicated the state of his mind to Mr.
Jarndyce. I doubt if my guardian1 were altogether taken by surprisewhen he received the representation, though it caused him muchuneasiness and disappointment. He and Richard were often closetedtogether, late at night and early in the morning, and passed wholedays in London, and had innumerable appointments with Mr. Kenge,and laboured through a quantity of disagreeable business. Whilethey were thus employed, my guardian, though he underwentconsiderable inconvenience from the state of the wind and rubbedhis head so constantly that not a single hair upon it ever restedin its right place, was as genial2 with Ada and me as at any othertime, but maintained a steady reserve on these matters. And as ourutmost endeavours could only elicit3 from Richard himself sweepingassurances that everything was going on capitally and that itreally was all right at last, our anxiety was not much relieved byhim.
We learnt, however, as the time went on, that a new application wasmade to the Lord Chancellor4 on Richard's behalf as an infant and award, and I don't know what, and that there was a quantity oftalking, and that the Lord Chancellor described him in open courtas a vexatious and capricious infant, and that the matter wasadjourned and readjourned, and referred, and reported on, andpetitioned about until Richard began to doubt (as he told us)whether, if he entered the army at all, it would not be as aveteran of seventy or eighty years of age. At last an appointmentwas made for him to see the Lord Chancellor again in his privateroom, and there the Lord Chancellor very seriously reproved him fortrifling with time and not knowing his mind--"a pretty good joke, Ithink," said Richard, "from that quarter!"--and at last it wassettled that his application should be granted. His name wasentered at the Horse Guards as an applicant5 for an ensign'scommission; the purchase-money was deposited at an agent's; andRichard, in his usual characteristic way, plunged6 into a violentcourse of military study and got up at five o'clock every morningto practise the broadsword exercise.

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recollect
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confidential
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solicitors
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wigs
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smoothly
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misery
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deferred
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behold
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domain
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bland
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modesty
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proprietor
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imposing
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vapidity
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withdrawal
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affidavits
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dame
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asperity
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remonstrated
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hush
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whim
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muffled
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providence
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martial
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purport
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celebrated
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concealed
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tractable
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whitewashed
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apron
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forefinger
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consolation
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