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           ‘Wellthen,whenyoutumbledupstairs,’saidTraddles,‘Iwasrompingwiththegirls.Inpointoffact,wewereplayingatPussintheCorner.Butasthatwouldn’tdoinWestminsterHall,andasitwouldn’tlookquiteprofessionaliftheywereseenbyaclient,theydecamped.Andtheyarenowlistening,Ihavenodoubt,’saidTraddles,glancingatthedoorofanotherroom.

           ‘Iamsorry,’saidI,laughingafresh,‘tohaveoccasionedsuchadispersion.’

           ‘Uponmyword,’rejoinedTraddles,greatlydelighted,‘ifyouhadseenthemrunningaway,andrunningbackagain,afteryouhadknocked,topickupthecombstheyhaddroppedoutoftheirhair,andgoingoninthemaddestmanner,youwouldn’thavesaidso.Mylove,willyoufetchthegirls?’

           Sophytrippedaway,andweheardherreceivedintheadjoiningroomwithapealoflaughter.

           ‘Reallymusical,isn’tit,mydearCopperfield?’saidTraddles.‘It’sveryagreeabletohear.Itquitelightsuptheseoldrooms.Toanunfortunatebachelorofafellowwhohaslivedaloneallhislife,youknow,it’spositivelydelicious.It’scharming.Poorthings,theyhavehadagreatlossinSophywho,Idoassureyou,Copperfieldis,andeverwas,thedearestgirl!anditgratifiesmebeyondexpressiontofindtheminsuchgoodspirits.Thesocietyofgirlsisaverydelightfulthing,Copperfield.It’snotprofessional,butit’sverydelightful.

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