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Chapter 25

           Thepunchbeingverynice,wesattheredrinkingitandtalking,untilitwasalmostnineo’clock."Gettingneargun-fire,"saidWemmickthen,ashelaiddownhispipe;"it’stheAged’streat."

           ProceedingintotheCastleagain,wefoundtheAgedheatingthepoker,withexpectanteyes,asapreliminarytotheperformanceofthisgreatnightlyceremony.Wemmickstoodwithhiswatchinhishanduntilthemomentwascomeforhimtotakethered-hotpokerfromtheAged,andrepairtothebattery.Hetookit,andwentout,andpresentlytheStingerwentoffwithaBangthatshookthecrazylittleboxofacottageasifitmustfalltopieces,andmadeeveryglassandteacupinitring.Uponthis,theAgedwhoIbelievewouldhavebeenblownoutofhisarm-chairbutforholdingonbytheelbowscriedoutexultingly,"He’sfired!Iheerdhim!"andInoddedattheoldgentlemanuntilitisnofigureofspeechtodeclarethatIabsolutelycouldnotseehim.

           TheintervalbetweenthattimeandsupperWemmickdevotedtoshowingmehiscollectionofcuriosities.Theyweremostlyofafeloniouscharacter;comprisingthepenwithwhichacelebratedforgeryhadbeencommitted,adistinguishedrazorortwo,somelocksofhair,andseveralmanuscriptconfessionswrittenundercondemnationuponwhichMr.Wemmicksetparticularvalueasbeing,tousehisownwords,"everyoneof’emLies,sir.

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