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Chapter 2

           

           ‘Yes,ofcourse.WhatdoIcarewhetherheisornot?’

           Emboldenedasitseemedbythisreplytoenterintoamoregeneralconversation,MrSwivellerplainlylaidhimselfouttocaptivateourattention.

           Hebeganbyremarkingthatsoda-water,thoughagoodthingintheabstract,wasapttoliecolduponthestomachunlessqualifiedwithginger,orasmallinfusionofbrandy,whichlatterarticleheheldtobepreferableinallcases,savingfortheoneconsiderationofexpense.Nobodyventuringtodisputethesepositions,heproceededtoobservethatthehumanhairwasagreatretaineroftobacco-smoke,andthattheyounggentlemenofWestminsterandEton,aftereatingvastquantitiesofapplestoconcealanyscentofcigarsfromtheiranxiousfriends,wereusuallydetectedinconsequenceoftheirheadspossessingthisremarkableproperty;whenheconcludedthatiftheRoyalSocietywouldturntheirattentiontothecircumstance,andendeavourtofindintheresourcesofscienceameansofpreventingsuchuntowardrevelations,theymightindeedbelookeduponasbenefactorstomankind.Theseopinionsbeingequallyincontrovertiblewiththosehehadalreadypronounced,hewentontoinformusthatJamaicarum,thoughunquestionablyanagreeablespiritofgreatrichnessandflavour,hadthedrawbackofremainingconstantlypresenttothetastenextday;andnobodybeingventurousenoughtoarguethispointeither,heincreasedinconfidenceandbecameyetmorecompanionableandcommunicative.

           ‘It’sadevilofathing,gentlemen,’saidMrSwiveller,‘whenrelationsfalloutanddisagree.

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