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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
39
AUGUST
14.—
I
was
a
little
annoyed
to
find
Lupin,
instead
of
reading
last
night,
had
gone
to
a
common
sort
of
entertainment,
given
at
the
Assembly
Rooms.
I
expressed
my
opinion
that
such
performances
were
unworthy
of
respectable
patronage;
but
he
replied:
“Oh,
it
was
only
‘for
one
night
only.’
I
had
a
fit
of
the
blues
come
on,
and
thought
I
would
go
to
see
Polly
Presswell,
England’s
Particular
Spark.”
I
told
him
I
was
proud
to
say
I
had
never
heard
of
her.
Carrie
said:
“Do
let
the
boy
alone.
He’s
quite
old
enough
to
take
care
of
himself,
and
won’t
forget
he’s
a
gentleman.
Remember,
you
were
young
once
yourself.”
Rained
all
day
hard,
but
Lupin
would
go
out.
AUGUST
15.—
Cleared
up
a
bit,
so
we
all
took
the
train
to
Margate,
and
the
first
person
we
met
on
the
jetty
was
Gowing.
I
said:
“Hulloh!
I
thought
you
had
gone
to
Barmouth
with
your
Birmingham
friends?”
He
said:
“Yes,
but
young
Peter
Lawrence
was
so
ill,
they
postponed
their
visit,
so
I
came
down
here.
You
know
the
Cummings’
are
here
too?”
Carrie
said:
“Oh,
that
will
be
delightful!
We
must
have
some
evenings
together
and
have
games.”
I
introduced
Lupin,
saying:
“You
will
be
pleased
to
find
we
have
our
dear
boy
at
home!”
Gowing
said:
“How’s
that?
You
don’t
mean
to
say
he’s
left
the
Bank?”
I
changed
the
subject
quickly,
and
thereby
avoided
any
of
those
awkward
questions
which
Gowing
always
has
a
knack
of
asking.
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