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Chapter 28. An Appearance in the Marshalsea

           Goodday!IhopethatwhenIhavethepleasureofseeingyou,next,thispassingcloudwillhavegivenplacetosunshine.Don’tcomeastepbeyondthedoor.Iknowthewayoutperfectly.Goodday!’

           Withthosewords,thebestandbrightestoftheBarnacleswentdown-stairs,hummedhiswaythroughtheLodge,mountedhishorseinthefrontcourt-yard,androdeofftokeepanappointmentwithhisnoblekinsman,whowantedalittlecoachingbeforehecouldtriumphantlyanswercertaininfidelSnobswhoweregoingtoquestiontheNobsabouttheirstatesmanship.

           HemusthavepassedMrRuggonhiswayout,for,aminuteortwoafterwards,thatruddy-headedgentlemanshoneinatthedoor,likeanelderlyPhoebus.

           ‘Howdoyoudoto-day,sir?’saidMrRugg.‘IsthereanylittlethingIcandoforyouto-day,sir?’

           ‘No,Ithankyou.’

           MrRugg’senjoymentofembarrassedaffairswaslikeahousekeeper’senjoymentinpicklingandpreserving,orawasherwoman’senjoymentofaheavywash,oradustman’senjoymentofanoverflowingdust-bin,oranyotherprofessionalenjoymentofamessinthewayofbusiness.

           ‘Istilllookround,fromtimetotime,sir,’saidMrRugg,cheerfully,‘toseewhetheranylingeringDetainersareaccumulatingatthegate.Theyhavefalleninprettythick,sir;asthickaswecouldhaveexpected.’

           Heremarkeduponthecircumstanceasifitwerematterofcongratulation:rubbinghishandsbriskly,androllinghisheadalittle.

           ‘Asthick,’repeatedMrRugg,‘aswecouldreasonablyhaveexpected.Quiteashower-bathof‘em.

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