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Chapter 23

           

           Atlength,whentheyhadplayedagreatmanyrubbersanddrawnprettyfreelyuponthecase-bottle,MrQuilpwarnedhisladytoretiretorest,andthatsubmissivewifecomplying,andbeingfollowedbyherindignantmother,MrSwivellerfellasleep.Thedwarfbeckoninghisremainingcompaniontotheotherendoftheroom,heldashortconferencewithhiminwhispers.

           ‘It’saswellnottosaymorethanonecanhelpbeforeourworthyfriend,’saidQuilp,makingagrimacetowardstheslumberingDick.‘Isitabargainbetweenus,Fred?ShallhemarrylittlerosyNellby-and-by?’

           ‘Youhavesomeendofyourowntoanswer,ofcourse,’returnedtheother.

           ‘OfcourseIhave,dearFred,’saidQuilp,grinningtothinkhowlittlehesuspectedwhattherealendwas.‘It’sretaliationperhaps;perhapswhim.Ihaveinfluence,Fred,tohelporoppose.WhichwayshallIuseit?Thereareapairofscales,anditgoesintoone.’

           ‘Throwitintominethen,’saidTrent.

           ‘It’sdone,Fred,’rejoinedQuilp,stretchingouthisclenchedhandandopeningitasifhehadletsomeweightfallout.‘It’sinthescalefromthistime,andturnsit,Fred.Mindthat.’

           ‘Wherehavetheygone?’askedTrent.

           Quilpshookhishead,andsaidthatpointremainedtobediscovered,whichitmightbe,easily.Whenitwas,theywouldbegintheirpreliminaryadvances.Hewouldvisittheoldman,orevenRichardSwivellermightvisithim,andbyaffectingadeepconcerninhisbehalf,andimploringhimtosettleinsomeworthyhome,leadtothechild’srememberinghimwithgratitudeandfavour.

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