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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
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Gowing
called
in
the
evening,
and
I
was
obliged
to
tell
him
about
Lupin
and
Mr.
Perkupp;
and,
to
my
surprise,
he
was
quite
inclined
to
side
with
Lupin.
Carrie
joined
in,
and
said
she
thought
I
was
taking
much
too
melancholy
a
view
of
it.
Gowing
produced
a
pint
sample-bottle
of
Madeira,
which
had
been
given
him,
which
he
said
would
get
rid
of
the
blues.
I
dare
say
it
would
have
done
so
if
there
had
been
more
of
it;
but
as
Gowing
helped
himself
to
three
glasses,
it
did
not
leave
much
for
Carrie
and
me
to
get
rid
of
the
blues
with.
MAY
15.—
A
day
of
great
anxiety,
for
I
expected
every
moment
a
letter
from
Mr.
Crowbillon.
Two
letters
came
in
the
evening—
one
for
me,
with
“Crowbillon
Hall”
printed
in
large
gold-and-red
letters
on
the
back
of
the
envelope;
the
other
for
Lupin,
which
I
felt
inclined
to
open
and
read,
as
it
had
“Gylterson,
Sons,
and
Co.
Limited,”
which
was
the
recommended
firm.
I
trembled
as
I
opened
Mr.
Crowbillon’s
letter.
I
wrote
him
sixteen
pages,
closely
written;
he
wrote
me
less
than
sixteen
lines.
His
letter
was:
“Sir,—
I
totally
disagree
with
you.
Your
son,
in
the
course
of
five
minutes’
conversation,
displayed
more
intelligence
than
your
firm
has
done
during
the
last
five
years.—
Yours
faithfully,
Gilbert
E.
Gillam
O.
Crowbillon.”
What
am
I
to
do?
Here
is
a
letter
that
I
dare
not
show
to
Mr.
Perkupp,
and
would
not
show
to
Lupin
for
anything.
The
crisis
had
yet
to
come;
for
Lupin
arrived,
and,
opening
his
letter,
showed
a
cheque
for
£25
as
a
commission
for
the
recommendation
of
Mr.
Crowbillon,
whose
custom
to
Mr.
Perkupp
is
evidently
lost
for
ever.
Cummings
and
Gowing
both
called,
and
both
took
Lupin’s
part.
Cummings
went
so
far
as
to
say
that
Lupin
would
make
a
name
yet.
I
suppose
I
was
melancholy,
for
I
could
only
ask:
“Yes,
but
what
sort
of
a
name?”
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