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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
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I
said:
“Pardon
me,
Mr.
Gowing
invited—”
He
interrupted
and
said:
“I
don’t
care
for
Mr.
Gowing,
or
any
of
his
friends.
This
is
my
door,
not
Mr.
Gowing’s.
There
are
people
here
besides
Mr.
Gowing.”
The
impertinence
of
this
man
was
nothing.
I
scarcely
noticed
it,
it
was
so
trivial
in
comparison
with
the
scandalous
conduct
of
Gowing.
At
this
moment
Cummings
and
his
wife
arrived.
Cummings
was
very
lame
and
leaning
on
a
stick;
but
got
up
the
steps
and
asked
what
the
matter
was.
The
man
said:
“Mr.
Gowing
said
nothing
about
expecting
anyone.
All
he
said
was
he
had
just
received
an
invitation
to
Croydon,
and
he
should
not
be
back
till
Monday
evening.
He
took
his
bag
with
him.”
With
that
he
slammed
the
door
again.
I
was
too
indignant
with
Gowing’s
conduct
to
say
anything.
Cummings
looked
white
with
rage,
and
as
he
descended
the
steps
struck
his
stick
violently
on
the
ground
and
said:
“Scoundrel!”
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