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Chapter 21

           

           ‘Mindyoudon’tbreakoutagain,youvillain,’saidQuilp,lookingsternlyathim,‘orI’llmakefacesatyouandthrowyouintofits,Iwill.Nowyousir,whyhaven’tyoubeentomeasyoupromised?’

           ‘WhatshouldIcomefor?’retortedKit.‘Ihadn’tanybusinesswithyou,nomorethanyouhadwithme.’

           ‘Here,mistress,’saidQuilp,turningquicklyaway,andappealingfromKittohismother.‘Whendidhisoldmastercomeorsendherelast?Isheherenow?Ifnot,where’shegone?’

           ‘Hehasnotbeenhereatall,’shereplied.‘Iwishweknewwheretheyhavegone,foritwouldmakemysonagooddealeasierinhismind,andmetoo.Ifyou’rethegentlemannamedMrQuilp,Ishouldhavethoughtyou’dhaveknown,andsoItoldhimonlythisveryday.’

           ‘Humph!’mutteredQuilp,evidentlydisappointedtobelievethatthiswastrue.‘That’swhatyoutellthisgentlemantoo,isit?’

           ‘Ifthegentlemancomestoaskthesamequestion,Ican’ttellhimanythingelse,sir;andIonlywishIcould,forourownsakes,’wasthereply.

           QuilpglancedatRichardSwiveller,andobservedthathavingmethimonthethreshold,heassumedthathehadcomeinsearchofsomeintelligenceofthefugitives.Hesupposedhewasright?

           ‘Yes,’saidDick,‘thatwastheobjectofthepresentexpedition.Ifancieditpossiblebutletusgoringfancy’sknell.I’llbeginit.’

           ‘Youseemdisappointed,’observedQuilp.

           ‘Abaffler,Sir,abaffler,that’sall,’returnedDick.

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