He could not take his cousin's money without meaning,--without thinking that he meant, to repay her in full all that he took. Her behaviour to him this very morning had no doubt made the affair more difficult to his mind, and more unpleasant than it would have been had she smiled on him; but even as it was, he managed to assure himself that he was doing her no wrong, and with this self-assurance he entered Mr. Scruby's office.
The clerks in the outer office were very civil to him, and undertook to promise him that he should not be kept waiting an instant. There were four gentlemen in the little parlour, they said, waiting to see Mr. Scruby, but there they should remain till Mr. Vavasor's interview was over. One gentleman, as it seemed, was even turned out to make way for him; for as George was ushered into the lawyer's room, a little man, looking very meek, was hurried away from it.

He could not take his cousin's money without thinking that he meant to repay her in full. He managed to assure himself that he was doing her no wrong, and with this self-assurance he entered Mr. Scruby's office.
The clerks in the outer office were very civil, and promised that he should not be kept waiting an instant. There were four gentlemen, they said, wanting to see Mr. Scruby, but they should wait till Mr. Vavasor's interview was over. One gentleman, it seemed, was even turned out to make way for him; for as George was ushered into the lawyer's room, a meek little man was hurried away from it.
