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Chapter 11

           

           Luckilytheboywascase-hardened,andwouldhavesmokedasmalllime-kilnifanybodyhadtreatedhimwithit.Wherefore,heonlymutteredabriefdefianceofhismaster,anddidashewasordered.

           ‘Isitgood,Brass,isitnice,isitfragrant,doyoufeelliketheGrandTurk?’saidQuilp.

           MrBrassthoughtthatifhedid,theGrandTurk’sfeelingswerebynomeanstobeenvied,buthesaiditwasfamous,andhehadnodoubthefeltverylikethatPotentate.

           ‘Thisisthewaytokeepofffever,’saidQuilp,‘thisisthewaytokeepoffeverycalamityoflife!We’llneverleaveoff,allthetimewestopheresmokeaway,youdog,oryoushallswallowthepipe!’

           ‘Shallwestopherelong,MrQuilp?’inquiredhislegalfriend,whenthedwarfhadgivenhisboythisgentleadmonition.

           ‘Wemuststop,Isuppose,tilltheoldgentlemanupstairsisdead,’returnedQuilp.

           ‘Hehehe!’laughedMrBrass,‘oh!verygood!’

           ‘Smokeaway!’criedQuilp.‘Neverstop!Youcantalkasyousmoke.Don’tlosetime.’

           ‘Hehehe!’criedBrassfaintly,asheagainappliedhimselftotheodiouspipe.‘Butifheshouldgetbetter,MrQuilp?’

           ‘Thenweshallstoptillhedoes,andnolonger,’returnedthedwarf.

           ‘Howkinditisofyou,Sir,towaittillthen!’saidBrass.‘Somepeople,Sir,wouldhavesoldorremovedthegoodsohdear,theveryinstantthelawallowed‘em.Somepeople,Sir,wouldhavebeenallflintinessandgranite.Somepeople,sir,wouldhave

           ‘Somepeoplewouldhavesparedthemselvesthejabberingofsuchaparrotasyou,’interposedthedwarf.

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