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Chapter 28. An Appearance in the Marshalsea

           Hisservicesbeingaccepted,Cavallettosufferedthedoortoopenbarelywideenoughtoadmitofhissqueezinghimselfout,andimmediatelyshutitonhim.

           ‘Touchmewithafinger,touchmewithanepithet,questionmysuperiorityasIsitheredrinkingmywineatmypleasure,’saidRigaud,‘andIfollowtheletterandcancelmyweek’sgrace.Youwantedme?Youhavegotme!Howdoyoulikeme?’

           ‘Youknow,’returnedClennam,withabittersenseofhishelplessness,‘thatwhenIsoughtyou,Iwasnotaprisoner.’

           ‘TotheDevilwithyouandyourprison,’retortedRigaud,leisurely,ashetookfromhispocketacasecontainingthematerialsformakingcigarettes,andemployedhisfacilehandsinfoldingafewforpresentuse;‘Icareforneitherofyou.Contrabandist!Alight.’

           AgainCavallettogotup,andgavehimwhathewanted.Therehadbeensomethingdreadfulinthenoiselessskillofhiscold,whitehands,withthefingerslithelytwistingaboutandtwiningoneoveranotherlikeserpents.Clennamcouldnotpreventhimselffromshudderinginwardly,asifhehadbeenlookingonatanestofthosecreatures.

           ‘Hola,Pig!’criedRigaud,withanoisystimulatingcry,asifCavallettowereanItalianhorseormule.‘What!Theinfernaloldjailwasarespectableonetothis.Therewasdignityinthebarsandstonesofthatplace.Itwasaprisonformen.

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