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The Diary of a Nobody
·
George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith
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CHAPTER
XV
Gowing
explains
his
conduct.
Lupin
takes
us
for
a
drive,
which
we
don’t
enjoy.
Lupin
introduces
us
to
Mr.
Murray
Posh.
FEBRUARY
8.—
It
does
seem
hard
I
cannot
get
good
sausages
for
breakfast.
They
are
either
full
of
bread
or
spice,
or
are
as
red
as
beef.
Still
anxious
about
the
£20
I
invested
last
week
by
Lupin’s
advice.
However,
Cummings
has
done
the
same.
FEBRUARY
9.—
Exactly
a
fortnight
has
passed,
and
I
have
neither
seen
nor
heard
from
Gowing
respecting
his
extraordinary
conduct
in
asking
us
round
to
his
house,
and
then
being
out.
In
the
evening
Carrie
was
engaged
marking
a
half-dozen
new
collars
I
had
purchased.
I’ll
back
Carrie’s
marking
against
anybody’s.
While
I
was
drying
them
at
the
fire,
and
Carrie
was
rebuking
me
for
scorching
them,
Cummings
came
in.
He
seemed
quite
well
again,
and
chaffed
us
about
marking
the
collars.
I
asked
him
if
he
had
heard
from
Gowing,
and
he
replied
that
he
had
not.
I
said
I
should
not
have
believed
that
Gowing
could
have
acted
in
such
an
ungentlemanly
manner.
Cummings
said:
“You
are
mild
in
your
description
of
him;
I
think
he
has
acted
like
a
cad.”
The
words
were
scarcely
out
of
his
mouth
when
the
door
opened,
and
Gowing,
putting
in
his
head,
said:
“May
I
come
in?”
I
said:
“Certainly.”
Carrie
said
very
pointedly:
“Well,
you
are
a
stranger.”
Gowing
said:
“Yes,
I’ve
been
on
and
off
to
Croydon
during
the
last
fortnight.”
I
could
see
Cummings
was
boiling
over,
and
eventually
he
tackled
Gowing
very
strongly
respecting
his
conduct
last
Saturday
week.
Gowing
appeared
surprised,
and
said:
“Why,
I
posted
a
letter
to
you
in
the
morning
announcing
that
the
party
was
‘off,
very
much
off.’”
I
said:
“I
never
got
it.”
Gowing,
turning
to
Carrie,
said:
“I
suppose
letters
sometimes
miscarry,
don’t
they,
Mrs.
Carrie?”
Cummings
sharply
said:
“This
is
not
a
time
for
joking.
I
had
no
notice
of
the
party
being
put
off.”
Gowing
replied:
“I
told
Pooter
in
my
note
to
tell
you,
as
I
was
in
a
hurry.
However,
I’ll
inquire
at
the
post-office,
and
we
must
meet
again
at
my
place.”
I
added
that
I
hoped
he
would
be
present
at
the
next
meeting.
Carrie
roared
at
this,
and
even
Cummings
could
not
help
laughing.
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