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Chapter 32. Going

           ThePatriarchsomuchsurprisedhimselfbythisbrilliantturn,afterDrJohnson,whichhehadnotintheleastexpectedorintended,thathelaughedaloud;andrepeatedwithgreatsatisfaction,ashetwirledhisthumbsandnoddedathisyouthfulportrait,‘Paidtosqueeze,sir,andmustsqueezetopay.’

           ‘Oh,’saidPancks.‘Anythingmore?’

           ‘Yes,sir,yes,sir.Somethingmore.Youwillplease,MrPancks,tosqueezetheYardagain,thefirstthingonMondaymorning.’

           ‘Oh!’saidPancks.‘Ain’tthattoosoon?Isqueezeditdryto-day.’

           ‘Nonsense,sir.Notnearthemark,notnearthemark.’

           ‘Oh!’saidPancks,watchinghimashebenevolentlygulpeddownagooddraughtofhismixture.‘Anythingmore?’

           ‘Yes,sir,yes,sir,somethingmore.Iamnotatallpleased,MrPancks,withmydaughter;notatallpleased.BesidescallingmuchtoooftentoinquireforMrsClennam,MrsClennam,whoisnotjustnowincircumstancesthatarebyanymeanscalculatedto—tobesatisfactorytoallparties,shegoes,MrPancks,unlessIammuchdeceived,toinquireforMrClennaminjail.Injail.’

           ‘He’slaidup,youknow,’saidPancks.‘Perhapsit’skind.’

           ‘Pooh,pooh,MrPancks.Shehasnothingtodowiththat,nothingtodowiththat.Ican’tallowit.Lethimpayhisdebtsandcomeout,comeout;payhisdebts,andcomeout.’

           AlthoughMrPancks’shairwasstandinguplikestrongwire,hegaveitanotherdouble-handedimpulseintheperpendiculardirection,andsmiledathisproprietorinamosthideousmanner.

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