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Chapter 13

           

           ‘Andthat,’saidMrBrass,clappinghishandsonce,withanemphasis,‘explainsthemysteryofthekey!’

           Quilplookedfrowninglyathim,andfrowninglyathiswife,andfrowninglyatRichardSwiveller;but,receivingnoenlightenmentfromanyofthem,hurriedupstairs,whencehesoonhurrieddownagain,confirmingthereportwhichhadalreadybeenmade.

           ‘It’sastrangewayofgoing,’hesaid,glancingatSwiveller,‘verystrangenottocommunicatewithmewhoamsuchacloseandintimatefriendofhis!Ah!he’llwritetomenodoubt,orhe’llbidNellywriteyes,yes,that’swhathe’lldo.Nelly’sveryfondofme.PrettyNell!’

           MrSwivellerlooked,ashewas,allopen-mouthedastonishment.Stillglancingfurtivelyathim,QuilpturnedtoMrBrassandobserved,withassumedcarelessness,thatthisneednotinterferewiththeremovalofthegoods.

           ‘Forindeed,’headded,‘weknewthatthey’dgoawayto-day,butnotthatthey’dgosoearly,orsoquietly.Buttheyhavetheirreasons,theyhavetheirreasons.’

           ‘Whereinthedevil’snamearetheygone?’saidthewonderingDick.

           Quilpshookhishead,andpurseduphislips,inamannerwhichimpliedthatheknewverywell,butwasnotatlibertytosay.

           ‘Andwhat,’saidDick,lookingattheconfusionabouthim,‘whatdoyoumeanbymovingthegoods?’

           ‘ThatIhavebought‘em,Sir,’rejoinedQuilp.‘Eh?Whatthen?’

           ‘Hastheslyoldfoxmadehisfortunethen,andgonetoliveinatranquilcotinapleasantspotwithadistantviewofthechangingsea?’saidDick,ingreatbewilderment.

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