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Chapter 23

           “Grantingthat,”saidI(forthesakeofargumentofcourse),“agreatmanyyoungnoblemenandgentlemenarescoundrelstoo!”Buthewouldn’tbeconvinced.’

           ‘Iwonderatthat,MrQuilp,’saidtheyoungmansarcastically.

           ‘Well,sodidIatthetime,’returnedQuilp,‘buthewasalwaysobstinate.Hewasinamannerafriendofmine,buthewasalwaysobstinateandwrong-headed.LittleNellisanicegirl,acharminggirl,butyou’reherbrother,Frederick.You’reherbrotherafterall;asyoutoldhimthelasttimeyoumet,hecan’talterthat.’

           ‘Hewouldifhecould,confoundhimforthatandallotherkindnesses,’saidtheyoungmanimpatiently.‘Butnothingcancomeofthissubjectnow,andletushavedonewithitintheDevil’sname.’

           ‘Agreed,’returnedQuilp,‘agreedonmypartreadily.WhyhaveIalludedtoit?Justtoshowyou,Frederick,thatIhavealwaysstoodyourfriend.Youlittleknewwhowasyourfriend,andwhoyourfoe;nowdidyou?YouthoughtIwasagainstyou,andsotherehasbeenacoolnessbetweenus;butitwasallonyourside,entirelyonyourside.Let’sshakehandsagain,Fred.’

           Withhisheadsunkdownbetweenhisshoulders,andahideousgrinover-spreadinghisface,thedwarfstoodupandstretchedhisshortarmacrossthetable.Afteramoment’shesitation,theyoungmanstretchedouthistomeetit;Quilpclutchedhisfingersinagripthatforthemomentstoppedthecurrentofthebloodwithinthem,andpressinghisotherhanduponhislipandfrowningtowardstheunsuspiciousRichard,releasedthemandsatdown.

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