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Chapter 2

           Withallthesepersonaladvantages(towhichmaybeaddedastrongsavouroftobacco-smoke,andaprevailinggreasinessofappearance)MrSwivellerleantbackinhischairwithhiseyesfixedontheceiling,andoccasionallypitchinghisvoicetotheneedfulkey,obligedthecompanywithafewbarsofanintenselydismalair,andthen,inthemiddleofanote,relapsedintohisformersilence.

           Theoldmansathimselfdowninachair,andwithfoldedhands,lookedsometimesathisgrandsonandsometimesathisstrangecompanion,asifhewereutterlypowerlessandhadnoresourcebuttoleavethemtodoastheypleased.Theyoungmanreclinedagainstatableatnogreatdistancefromhisfriend,inapparentindifferencetoeverythingthathadpassed;andIwhofeltthedifficultyofanyinterference,notwithstandingthattheoldmanhadappealedtome,bothbywordsandlooksmadethebestfeintIcouldofbeingoccupiedinexaminingsomeofthegoodsthatweredisposedforsale,andpayingverylittleattentiontoapersonbeforeme.

           Thesilencewasnotoflongduration,forMrSwiveller,afterfavouringuswithseveralmelodiousassurancesthathisheartwasintheHighlands,andthathewantedbuthisArabsteedasapreliminarytotheachievementofgreatfeatsofvalourandloyalty,removedhiseyesfromtheceilingandsubsidedintoproseagain.

           ‘Fred,’saidMrSwivellerstoppingshort,asiftheideahadsuddenlyoccurredtohim,andspeakinginthesameaudiblewhisperasbefore,‘istheoldminfriendly?’

           ‘Whatdoesitmatter?’returnedhisfriendpeevishly.

           ‘No,butishe?’saidDick.

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