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The Diary of a Nobody
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George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
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Eventually
Carrie,
like
a
good
creature
as
she
is,
slipped
down,
washed
up
the
teacups,
and
laid
the
cloth,
and
I
gave
Franching
our
views
of
Japan
to
look
at
while
I
ran
round
to
the
butcher’s
to
get
three
chops.
JULY
30.—
The
miserable
cold
weather
is
either
upsetting
me
or
Carrie,
or
both.
We
seem
to
break
out
into
an
argument
about
absolutely
nothing,
and
this
unpleasant
state
of
things
usually
occurs
at
meal-times.
This
morning,
for
some
unaccountable
reason,
we
were
talking
about
balloons,
and
we
were
as
merry
as
possible;
but
the
conversation
drifted
into
family
matters,
during
which
Carrie,
without
the
slightest
reason,
referred
in
the
most
uncomplimentary
manner
to
my
poor
father’s
pecuniary
trouble.
I
retorted
by
saying
that
“Pa,
at
all
events,
was
a
gentleman,”
whereupon
Carrie
burst
out
crying.
I
positively
could
not
eat
any
breakfast.
At
the
office
I
was
sent
for
by
Mr.
Perkupp,
who
said
he
was
very
sorry,
but
I
should
have
to
take
my
annual
holidays
from
next
Saturday.
Franching
called
at
office
and
asked
me
to
dine
at
his
club,
“The
Constitutional.”
Fearing
disagreeables
at
home
after
the
“tiff”
this
morning,
I
sent
a
telegram
to
Carrie,
telling
her
I
was
going
out
to
dine
and
she
was
not
to
sit
up.
Bought
a
little
silver
bangle
for
Carrie.
JULY
31.—
Carrie
was
very
pleased
with
the
bangle,
which
I
left
with
an
affectionate
note
on
her
dressing-table
last
night
before
going
to
bed.
I
told
Carrie
we
should
have
to
start
for
our
holiday
next
Saturday.
She
replied
quite
happily
that
she
did
not
mind,
except
that
the
weather
was
so
bad,
and
she
feared
that
Miss
Jibbons
would
not
be
able
to
get
her
a
seaside
dress
in
time.
I
told
Carrie
that
I
thought
the
drab
one
with
pink
bows
looked
quite
good
enough;
and
Carrie
said
she
should
not
think
of
wearing
it.
I
was
about
to
discuss
the
matter,
when,
remembering
the
argument
yesterday,
resolved
to
hold
my
tongue.
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