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Chapter 23

           Butknowingtheschemetheyhadplanned,whyshouldheoffertoassistit?Thiswasaquestionmoredifficultofsolution;butasknavesgenerallyoverreachthemselvesbyimputingtheirowndesignstoothers,theideaimmediatelypresenteditselfthatsomecircumstancesofirritationbetweenQuilpandtheoldman,arisingoutoftheirsecrettransactionsandnotunconnectedperhapswithhissuddendisappearance,nowrenderedtheformerdesirousofrevenginghimselfuponhimbyseekingtoentrapthesoleobjectofhisloveandanxietyintoaconnexionofwhichheknewhehadadreadandhatred.AsFrederickTrenthimself,utterlyregardlessofhissister,hadthisobjectatheart,onlysecondtothehopeofgain,itseemedtohimthemorelikelytobeQuilp’smainprincipleofaction.Onceinvestingthedwarfwithadesignofhisowninabettingthem,whichtheattainmentoftheirpurposewouldserve,itwaseasytobelievehimsincereandheartyinthecause;andastherecouldbenodoubtofhisprovingapowerfulandusefulauxiliary,Trentdeterminedtoaccepthisinvitationandgotohishousethatnight,andifwhathesaidanddidconfirmedhimintheimpressionhehadformed,tolethimsharethelabouroftheirplan,butnottheprofit.

           Havingrevolvedthesethingsinhismindandarrivedatthisconclusion,hecommunicatedtoMrSwivellerasmuchofhismeditationsashethoughtproper(Dickwouldhavebeenperfectlysatisfiedwithless),andgivinghimthedaytorecoverhimselffromhislatesalamandering,accompaniedhimateveningtoMrQuilp’shouse.

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