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Chapter 23

           

           ThisactionwasnotlostuponTrent,who,knowingthatRichardSwivellerwasameretoolinhishandsandknewnomoreofhisdesignsthanhethoughtpropertocommunicate,sawthatthedwarfperfectlyunderstoodtheirrelativeposition,andfullyenteredintothecharacterofhisfriend.Itissomethingtobeappreciated,eveninknavery.Thissilenthomagetohissuperiorabilities,nolessthanasenseofthepowerwithwhichthedwarf’squickperceptionhadalreadyinvestedhim,inclinedtheyoungmantowardsthatuglyworthy,anddeterminedhimtoprofitbyhisaid.

           ItbeingnowMrQuilp’scuetochangethesubjectwithallconvenientexpedition,lestRichardSwivellerinhisheedlessnessshouldrevealanythingwhichitwasinexpedientforthewomentoknow,heproposedagameatfour-handedcribbage,andpartnersbeingcutfor,MrsQuilpfelltoFrederickTrent,andDickhimselftoQuilp.MrsJiniwinbeingveryfondofcardswascarefullyexcludedbyherson-in-lawfromanyparticipationinthegame,andhadassignedtoherthedutyofoccasionallyreplenishingtheglassesfromthecase-bottle;MrQuilpfromthatmomentkeepingoneeyeconstantlyuponher,lestsheshouldbyanymeansprocureatasteofthesame,andtherebytantalisingthewretchedoldlady(whowasasmuchattachedtothecase-bottleasthecards)inadoubledegreeandmostingeniousmanner.

           ButitwasnottoMrsJiniwinalonethatMrQuilp’sattentionwasrestricted,asseveralothermattersrequiredhisconstantvigilance.

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