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Chapter 28

           

           ‘Thenuponmysoulandhonour,ma’am,you’llfindinacertainangleofthatdrearypile,calledPoets’Corner,afewsmallernamesthanSlum,’retortedthatgentleman,tappinghimselfexpressivelyontheforeheadtoimplythattherewassomeslightquantityofbrainbehindit.‘I’vegotalittletriflehere,now,’saidMrSlum,takingoffhishatwhichwasfullofscrapsofpaper,‘alittletriflehere,thrownoffintheheatofthemoment,whichIshouldsaywasexactlythethingyouwantedtosetthisplaceonfirewith.It’sanacrosticthenameatthismomentisWarren,andtheidea’saconvertibleone,andapositiveinspirationforJarley.Havetheacrostic.’

           ‘Isupposeit’sverydear,’saidMrsJarley.

           ‘Fiveshillings,’returnedMrSlum,usinghispencilasatoothpick.‘Cheaperthananyprose.’

           ‘Icouldn’tgivemorethanthree,’saidMrsJarley.

           Andsix,’retortedSlum.‘Come.Three-and-six.’

           MrsJarleywasnotproofagainstthepoet’sinsinuatingmanner,andMrSlumenteredtheorderinasmallnote-bookasathree-and-sixpennyone.MrSlumthenwithdrewtoaltertheacrostic,aftertakingamostaffectionateleaveofhispatroness,andpromisingtoreturn,assoonashepossiblycould,withafaircopyfortheprinter.

           Ashispresencehadnotinterferedwithorinterruptedthepreparations,theywerenowfaradvanced,andwerecompletedshortlyafterhisdeparture.

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