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The Diary of a Nobody
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George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
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He
then
left
the
room
quickly,
and
I
was
not
even
allowed
time
or
thought
to
express
a
single
word
of
grateful
thanks
to
him.
I
need
not
say
how
dear
Carrie
received
this
joyful
news.
With
perfect
simplicity
she
said:
“At
last
we
shall
be
able
to
have
a
chimney-glass
for
the
back
drawing-room,
which
we
always
wanted.”
I
added:
“Yes,
and
at
last
you
shall
have
that
little
costume
which
you
saw
at
Peter
Robinson’s
so
cheap.”
JANUARY
2.—
I
was
in
a
great
state
of
suspense
all
day
at
the
office.
I
did
not
like
to
worry
Mr.
Perkupp;
but
as
he
did
not
send
for
me,
and
mentioned
yesterday
that
he
would
see
me
again
to-day,
I
thought
it
better,
perhaps,
to
go
to
him.
I
knocked
at
his
door,
and
on
entering,
Mr.
Perkupp
said:
“Oh!
it’s
you,
Mr.
Pooter;
do
you
want
to
see
me?”
I
said:
“No,
sir,
I
thought
you
wanted
to
see
me!”
“Oh!”
he
replied,
“I
remember.
Well,
I
am
very
busy
to-day;
I
will
see
you
to-morrow.”
JANUARY
3.—
Still
in
a
state
of
anxiety
and
excitement,
which
was
not
alleviated
by
ascertaining
that
Mr.
Perkupp
sent
word
he
should
not
be
at
the
office
to-day.
In
the
evening,
Lupin,
who
was
busily
engaged
with
a
paper,
said
suddenly
to
me:
“Do
you
know
anything
about
chalk
pits,
Guv.?”
I
said:
“No,
my
boy,
not
that
I’m
aware
of.”
Lupin
said:
“Well,
I
give
you
the
tip;
chalk
pits
are
as
safe
as
Consols,
and
pay
six
per
cent.
at
par.”
I
said
a
rather
neat
thing,
viz.:
“They
may
be
six
per
cent.
at
par,
but
your
pa
has
no
money
to
invest.”
Carrie
and
I
both
roared
with
laughter.
Lupin
did
not
take
the
slightest
notice
of
the
joke,
although
I
purposely
repeated
it
for
him;
but
continued:
“I
give
you
the
tip,
that’s
all—
chalk
pits!”
I
said
another
funny
thing:
“Mind
you
don’t
fall
into
them!”
Lupin
put
on
a
supercilious
smile,
and
said:
“Bravo!
Joe
Miller.”
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