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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
128
MAY
16.—
I
told
Mr.
Perkupp
the
contents
of
the
letter
in
a
modified
form,
but
Mr.
Perkupp
said:
“Pray
don’t
discuss
the
matter;
it
is
at
an
end.
Your
son
will
bring
his
punishment
upon
himself.”
I
went
home
in
the
evening,
thinking
of
the
hopeless
future
of
Lupin.
I
found
him
in
most
extravagant
spirits
and
in
evening
dress.
He
threw
a
letter
on
the
table
for
me
to
read.
To
my
amazement,
I
read
that
Gylterson
and
Sons
had
absolutely
engaged
Lupin
at
a
salary
of
£200
a
year,
with
other
advantages.
I
read
the
letter
through
three
times
and
thought
it
must
have
been
for
me.
But
there
it
was—
Lupin
Pooter—
plain
enough.
I
was
silent.
Lupin
said:
“What
price
Perkupp
now?
You
take
my
tip,
Guv.—
‘off’
with
Perkupp
and
freeze
on
to
Gylterson,
the
firm
of
the
future!
Perkupp’s
firm?
The
stagnant
dummies
have
been
standing
still
for
years,
and
now
are
moving
back.
I
want
to
go
on.
In
fact
I
must
go
off,
as
I
am
dining
with
the
Murray
Poshs
to-night.”
In
the
exuberance
of
his
spirits
he
hit
his
hat
with
his
stick,
gave
a
loud
war
“Whoo-oop,”
jumped
over
a
chair,
and
took
the
liberty
of
rumpling
my
hair
all
over
my
forehead,
and
bounced
out
of
the
room,
giving
me
no
chance
of
reminding
him
of
his
age
and
the
respect
which
was
due
to
his
parent.
Gowing
and
Cummings
came
in
the
evening,
and
positively
cheered
me
up
with
congratulations
respecting
Lupin.
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