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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
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CHAPTER
XVIII
Trouble
with
a
stylographic
pen.
We
go
to
a
Volunteer
Ball,
where
I
am
let
in
for
an
expensive
supper.
Grossly
insulted
by
a
cabman.
An
odd
invitation
to
Southend.
APRIL
8.—
No
events
of
any
importance,
except
that
Gowing
strongly
recommended
a
new
patent
stylographic
pen,
which
cost
me
nine-and-sixpence,
and
which
was
simply
nine-and-sixpence
thrown
in
the
mud.
It
has
caused
me
constant
annoyance
and
irritability
of
temper.
The
ink
oozes
out
of
the
top,
making
a
mess
on
my
hands,
and
once
at
the
office
when
I
was
knocking
the
palm
of
my
hand
on
the
desk
to
jerk
the
ink
down,
Mr.
Perkupp,
who
had
just
entered,
called
out:
“Stop
that
knocking!
I
suppose
that
is
you,
Mr.
Pitt?”
That
young
monkey,
Pitt,
took
a
malicious
glee
in
responding
quite
loudly:
“No,
sir;
I
beg
pardon,
it
is
Mr.
Pooter
with
his
pen;
it
has
been
going
on
all
the
morning.”
To
make
matters
worse,
I
saw
Lupin
laughing
behind
his
desk.
I
thought
it
wiser
to
say
nothing.
I
took
the
pen
back
to
the
shop
and
asked
them
if
they
would
take
it
back,
as
it
did
not
act.
I
did
not
expect
the
full
price
returned,
but
was
willing
to
take
half.
The
man
said
he
could
not
do
that—
buying
and
selling
were
two
different
things.
Lupin’s
conduct
during
the
period
he
has
been
in
Mr.
Perkupp’s
office
has
been
most
exemplary.
My
only
fear
is,
it
is
too
good
to
last.
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