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The Diary of a Nobody
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George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
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Gowing
passed
into
the
passage
at
this
time
and
was
rude
enough
to
listen
to
the
conversation,
and
interrupting,
said:
“Don’t
waste
the
odd
sock,
old
man;
do
an
act
of
charity
and
give
it
to
some
poor
man
with
only
one
leg.”
The
laundress
giggled
like
an
idiot.
I
was
disgusted
and
walked
upstairs
for
the
purpose
of
pinning
down
my
collar,
as
the
button
had
come
off
the
back
of
my
shirt.
When
I
returned
to
the
parlour,
Gowing
was
retailing
his
idiotic
joke
about
the
odd
sock,
and
Carrie
was
roaring
with
laughter.
I
suppose
I
am
losing
my
sense
of
humour.
I
spoke
my
mind
pretty
freely
about
Padge.
Gowing
said
he
had
met
him
only
once
before
that
evening.
He
had
been
introduced
by
a
friend,
and
as
he
(Padge)
had
“stood”
a
good
dinner,
Gowing
wished
to
show
him
some
little
return.
Upon
my
word,
Gowing’s
coolness
surpasses
all
belief.
Lupin
came
in
before
I
could
reply,
and
Gowing
unfortunately
inquired
after
Daisy
Mutlar.
Lupin
shouted:
“Mind
your
own
business,
sir!”
and
bounced
out
of
the
room,
slamming
the
door.
The
remainder
of
the
night
was
Daisy
Mutlar—
Daisy
Mutlar—
Daisy
Mutlar.
Oh
dear!
NOVEMBER
26,
Sunday.—
The
curate
preached
a
very
good
sermon
to-day—
very
good
indeed.
His
appearance
is
never
so
impressive
as
our
dear
old
vicar’s,
but
I
am
bound
to
say
his
sermons
are
much
more
impressive.
A
rather
annoying
incident
occurred,
of
which
I
must
make
mention.
Mrs.
Fernlosse,
who
is
quite
a
grand
lady,
living
in
one
of
those
large
houses
in
the
Camden
Road,
stopped
to
speak
to
me
after
church,
when
we
were
all
coming
out.
I
must
say
I
felt
flattered,
for
she
is
thought
a
good
deal
of.
I
suppose
she
knew
me
through
seeing
me
so
often
take
round
the
plate,
especially
as
she
always
occupies
the
corner
seat
of
the
pew.
She
is
a
very
influential
lady,
and
may
have
had
something
of
the
utmost
importance
to
say,
but
unfortunately,
as
she
commenced
to
speak
a
strong
gust
of
wind
came
and
blew
my
hat
off
into
the
middle
of
the
road.
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