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Chapter 23

           

           ‘Idon’tdefendmyself,Fred,’saidthepenitentRichard;‘butthefellowhassuchaqueerwaywithhimandissuchanartfuldog,thatfirstofallhesetmeuponthinkingwhethertherewasanyharmintellinghim,andwhileIwasthinking,screweditoutofme.Ifyouhadseenhimdrinkandsmoke,asIdid,youcouldn’thavekeptanythingfromhim.He’saSalamanderyouknow,that’swhatheis.’

           WithoutinquiringwhetherSalamanderswereofnecessitygoodconfidentialagents,orwhetherafire-proofmanwasasamatterofcoursetrustworthy,FrederickTrentthrewhimselfintoachair,and,buryinghisheadinhishands,endeavouredtofathomthemotiveswhichhadledQuilptoinsinuatehimselfintoRichardSwiveller’sconfidence;forthatthedisclosurewasofhisseeking,andhadnotbeenspontaneouslyrevealedbyDick,wassufficientlyplainfromQuilp’sseekinghiscompanyandenticinghimaway.

           Thedwarfhadtwiceencounteredhimwhenhewasendeavouringtoobtainintelligenceofthefugitives.This,perhaps,ashehadnotshownanypreviousanxietyaboutthem,wasenoughtoawakensuspicioninthebreastofacreaturesojealousanddistrustfulbynature,settingasideanyadditionalimpulsetocuriositythathemighthavederivedfromDick’sincautiousmanner.

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