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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
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Mrs.
Posh
sang
a
dozen
songs
at
least,
and
I
can
only
repeat
what
I
have
said
before—
she
does
not
sing
in
tune;
but
Lupin
sat
by
the
side
of
the
piano,
gazing
into
her
eyes
the
whole
time.
If
I
had
been
Mr.
Posh,
I
think
I
should
have
had
something
to
say
about
it.
Mr.
Posh
made
himself
very
agreeable
to
us,
and
eventually
sent
us
home
in
his
carriage,
which
I
thought
most
kind.
He
is
evidently
very
rich,
for
Mrs.
Posh
had
on
some
beautiful
jewellery.
She
told
Carrie
her
necklace,
which
her
husband
gave
her
as
a
birthday
present,
alone
cost
£300.
Mr.
Posh
said
he
had
a
great
belief
in
Lupin,
and
thought
he
would
make
rapid
way
in
the
world.
I
could
not
help
thinking
of
the
£600
Mr.
Posh
lost
over
the
Parachikka
Chlorates
through
Lupin’s
advice.
During
the
evening
I
had
an
opportunity
to
speak
to
Lupin,
and
expressed
a
hope
that
Mr.
Posh
was
not
living
beyond
his
means.
Lupin
sneered,
and
said
Mr.
Posh
was
worth
thousands.
“Posh’s
one-price
hat”
was
a
household
word
in
Birmingham,
Manchester,
Liverpool,
and
all
the
big
towns
throughout
England.
Lupin
further
informed
me
that
Mr.
Posh
was
opening
branch
establishments
at
New
York,
Sydney,
and
Melbourne,
and
was
negotiating
for
Kimberley
and
Johannesburg.
I
said
I
was
pleased
to
hear
it.
Lupin
said:
“Why,
he
has
settled
over
£10,000
on
Daisy,
and
the
same
amount
on
‘Lillie
Girl.’
If
at
any
time
I
wanted
a
little
capital,
he
would
put
up
a
couple
of
‘thou’
at
a
day’s
notice,
and
could
buy
up
Perkupp’s
firm
over
his
head
at
any
moment
with
ready
cash.”
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